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Monday, February 9, 2009
Upside Down to the World
"What great blessings there are for the people that are
humble! They will have the land {God promised}."
-- Matthew 5:5 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Everything in our culture and experience says the meek and the humble
will get run over and will be targets for bullies. But God says these
are the very ones to receive the earth as an inheritance. Why? Because
their strength comes from their dependence upon God and not upon
worldly power, an accumulation of possessions, or unleashed violence.
They don't try to break the grip of oppression by power, but by their
undaunted faithfulness in the face of unfairness, abuse, and
difficulty. Character and faithfulness provide their power to change
others, not political might or monetary power. Jesus, of course, is the
example of this kind of humility. All of God's promised blessings will
come to the humble in the Kingdom family where the first will be last
and the last will be first and the greatest of all is a servant.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty God, help me to be patient and wait for your vindication and
not extract a cheap, selfish revenge on others. I trust your
faithfulness to bring about what is right and vindicate your servants.
I know, through Jesus, that you will bring victory to your faithful and
humble servants. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
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