Nov 20 2025 … Self Judgment …

Nov 20 2025 …  Self Judgment  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Tim McGraw singing Humble and Kind … calling on all of us to remain humble and kind in serving God and others.

Highlight Passage: … Romans 12:3 … [NLT] … 

3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 

… Paul charges fellow Christians to be honest in evaluating themselves in light of the gifts God has imparted to them (us) for service to Him.

Highlight Passage in Context:  Romans 12:3-9  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…The Apostle Paul exhorts and teaches fellow Christians to see themselves in the light of how God has gifted them (us) to serve Him.

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon calls on all believers to trust and follow The Lord, not letting our own judgments get in the way of following and serving God.

Reference Passage: … Matthew 7:11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that our Heavenly Father knows how to give good gifts to His children far better than can even evil parents can.   

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 12:4-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that God gives His children (that’s us!) different gifts to serve Him.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:8-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Pau exhorts fellow Christians to realize and recognize that it is God’s enabling grace and His gifting which allows them (us) to serve Him in the way HE wills.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter reinforces the truth, teaching that God gives each of His children special gifts to serve Him.  

Reference Passage: … James 1:5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus brother calls on fellow Christians to be willing to ask God for His wisdom in order to serve our Lord.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Elisa Morgan  …  USE THS LNK  -      …  writes about social researchers in the 1970s writing about a very common condition they called “the imposter syndrome,”, which involved those who doubted themselves, thinking that if people really knew them, they would consider themselves to be frauds.

Yes, as today’s linked song says, we should ALWAYS be humble and kind to one another.  But we, who declare ourselves to be “Christians,” should also realize that God has gifted us in special ways, as described in the Scriptures above, to serve Him in special and individual ways.  We Christians are not IMPOSTERS.  We’re the “real deal;” and we’re here to serve our King with the gifts HE has given us to do so.  That’s what I plan to do today and on into the tomorrows He gives me.  How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for giving me gifts of teaching and encouragement to serve You by lifting others up and sharing Your truths with them.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... for gifting us, Your children, to serve You.  … Amen

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