Tuesday 24 Jan 2017

January 24: 1 Peter 5:5-7

Key Verse: 1 Peter 5:5
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Devotion:
One of the great things about being a Christian is that the more you want to learn about God, the more He will teach you. The more He teaches you, the more you are able to pass on that knowledge to others. But the first thing we have to learn is a bit of humility. There is no lesson to be learned by storming in and not being willing to listen! Far too many people go to church because they think they have to. They sit and dream of other things rather than listening to what is being taught... They don't want to humble themselves and learn!

We should know our preachers and pastors have spent enough time in learning God's Word to be able to be good teachers. What use is going into a classroom if you are not going to learn? What good is going into a classroom if you are not going to be quiet and listen? If we are not going to be quiet then we are disturbing others and preventing them from being able to learn. If we are doing that, then we are keeping people from God, working against Him!

What good would we do if we went into a lesson thinking we knew better than the teacher? How would others react to the way we are acting? If we are not willing to listen to others, then are we actually willing to listen to what God has to say? He is the one who is trying to get through to us through our pastors and preachers. He is the one who wants us to be humble, not just before others, but before Him. How else is He going to be able to get through to us unless we are willing to submit to Him? He wants us to submit in everything, not just church. He wants to be able to supply us with everything so we do depend on Him for everything. He wants that because of His overwhelming love for us!

Points to Ponder:
Do you respect the views of others, or do you push your own views?

Are you pushing your views against God's views?