Bible Verse of The Day – 1-31-20

1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

It is impossible for God to work effectively through someone who is proud or haughty.

Yes, God can use them to a certain degree. But He cannot use them fully, since they have not completely submitted themselves to Him.

In some cases, if someone doesn’t voluntarily humble themselves under God, they will eventually find themselves in circumstances and situations where they involuntarily become humbled by those circumstances.

As we allow God to teach us how to be humble, we will find that He is able to use us more and more. And the things that He does through us will be more and more effective for His kingdom.

Is this because we become smarter or more intelligent? No, not really. We do gain Godly wisdom as we allow God to lead us.

But it’s mostly because, as we humble ourselves, we hear Him more easily and are more apt to obey His leading and His promptings. And this allows us to act based on accurate information that He gives us directly through the Holy Spirit.

If we were to remain proud and haughty, He wouldn’t be able to teach us nearly as much as when we are humble, because pride can cause us to think we know more than we really do. And that same pride will cause us to reject any kind of help that God or man might offer us.

Remember, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble!

James 4:6 (NKJV) 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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