Stepping Down is Stepping Up
Bible Reading Today: Obadiah, Psalms 82-83
Psalms 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
The readings of all of these books/chapters had one thing in common-the pride of Esau/Edom. To re-cap previous Bible reading, Esau thought his own strength & his abilities were sufficient. He did his hunting, but did not care much for his God-given birthright. He freely gave that away to his twin brother Jacob and ended up losing his blessing too. The line of his family became rebellious & prideful. That's the sin that was dealt with in Obadiah & the two mentioned Psalms. Judgment was proclaimed upon them, and this Scripture answers why: that men may know that Jehovah is the highest! (Paraphrased). We think our pride in what we do elevates us, but really, it comes back to trip us up in the end! We then fall even lower than we started! We can never be higher than The Highest! We can never do better on our own than God can do through us! When we step down & choose humility, we are really stepping up in our Christian calling! Leave it up to Jesus to raise us up!
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