Tag: humility
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Pride Degrades
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Daniel 4:37 It is so interesting to see a pagan king pouring all this encomium on God. When you experience unforgettable life realities,…
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Let the Lord Be Magnified
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel 38:23 The Lord has shown Himself merciful to Israel many times. He was angry with them and punished them. However, His compassion always comes forth and…
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The Assyrian Cedar
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height. Ezekiel 31:10 What follows this verse is a series of unpleasant events for the Assyrian cedar. The Bible says that pride…
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Balm in Gilead
Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why doesn’t God do something? Why doesn’t he help?Jeremiah 8:22 (TLB) I have always read this scripture from King James Version (KJV) as a scripture to ask God for healing of our sick bodies. But today, reading it from The Living Bible (TLB), it…
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THE POWER OF ‘’I’M SORRY’’
by Dele Adeyanju Let your speech be… with grace, seasoned with salt…. Though it sounds ordinary and commonplace, ‘sorry’ wields enormous power Power to heal, to build, to restore, and to conquer, is resident with the word, ‘’sorry’’ Though often taken for granted, sincere ‘’sorry ‘’ holds the key to peace in a crisis situation…
