5-18-16
This was a pretty short and to the point chapter. Or at least my notes were. As the title states, repentance and pride are our topics today. One leads to humility, the other...well...that road isnt very pretty.
Chapter 14
" Humble yourselves in the presence of the lord, and He will exalt you." - James 4:10
There was a pharisee and a tax collector, and they were both in a temple. Well, mr pharisee, thought he didnt' sin, so he didnt need to repent.The tax collector however, asked to be forgiven of any transgressions he had.
In HUMILITY, we can clearly see see how much we NEED God. The deception of pride, makes us think we're more important than we really are, convincing ourselves that we havent done anything to repent for but we're 'just that awesome'. Being PRIDEFUL not only hurts us, but it takes away our humility and our blessings. It's when we're humble, that God allows us to grow and bless us.
David, who was the greatest King of Israel, always asked "who am I?". Always feeling unworthy of all the things God blessed him with. Paul, who was a self-proclaimed "chief of sinners", wrote like half of the new testament. Joshua knew he needed to God to conquer the promised land. Ester showed submission and humility to God, who in turn, heard her, and helped her save her people. All through out the bible are countless examples about what happens to those who are prideful and those who are humble.
The more THANKFUL we become, the more humble we are. The more humble we are, the more we care about others instead of ourselves. Anything we obtain, should be redirected towards God in a thankful manner. We should always be repenting also. I've said it before, if you even have to think "oh Lord, Jesus, help me." when you're trying to keep a bad thought from fully entering your mind, you just did something that needs repenting. Repenting causes us to remain humble in the Lord, which in turn will give us more frequent and powerful prayers. Remember, Humility and thankfulness= like Jesus. Prideful and lack of thankfulness= sin.
This was a pretty short and to the point chapter. Or at least my notes were. As the title states, repentance and pride are our topics today. One leads to humility, the other...well...that road isnt very pretty.
Chapter 14
" Humble yourselves in the presence of the lord, and He will exalt you." - James 4:10
There was a pharisee and a tax collector, and they were both in a temple. Well, mr pharisee, thought he didnt' sin, so he didnt need to repent.The tax collector however, asked to be forgiven of any transgressions he had.
In HUMILITY, we can clearly see see how much we NEED God. The deception of pride, makes us think we're more important than we really are, convincing ourselves that we havent done anything to repent for but we're 'just that awesome'. Being PRIDEFUL not only hurts us, but it takes away our humility and our blessings. It's when we're humble, that God allows us to grow and bless us.
David, who was the greatest King of Israel, always asked "who am I?". Always feeling unworthy of all the things God blessed him with. Paul, who was a self-proclaimed "chief of sinners", wrote like half of the new testament. Joshua knew he needed to God to conquer the promised land. Ester showed submission and humility to God, who in turn, heard her, and helped her save her people. All through out the bible are countless examples about what happens to those who are prideful and those who are humble.
The more THANKFUL we become, the more humble we are. The more humble we are, the more we care about others instead of ourselves. Anything we obtain, should be redirected towards God in a thankful manner. We should always be repenting also. I've said it before, if you even have to think "oh Lord, Jesus, help me." when you're trying to keep a bad thought from fully entering your mind, you just did something that needs repenting. Repenting causes us to remain humble in the Lord, which in turn will give us more frequent and powerful prayers. Remember, Humility and thankfulness= like Jesus. Prideful and lack of thankfulness= sin.
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