Luke 18:13-14 "But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Ahhh . . . the ever presence reality of pride. We all struggle with it (if we are honest to admit to it!). In fact, it is the very essence of sin (and just what is the middle letter of that word?). And my guess is quite a few among us, moi aussi (me too!), think we are more humble than we really are! Just remember ... humility is one of those qualities that when you think you have it . . . you probably don't!
So Jesus tells us here in no uncertain terms that we need to humble ourselves. So ... how does one do this? I believe it all starts by realizing one fundamental truth about who we are in this vast universe (or in this case, who we are not!). And just what is this fundamental truth? GOD IS GOD AND WE ARE NOT! Once we realize this and live by this ... humbling ourselves will be something that we know we MUST strive to do (see Isaiah 6:1-5; Luke 5:7-9).
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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