March 31, 2022 … Humble Like Jesus

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 90 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Tim McGraw singing … Humble and Kind … poignantly singing of how we, as Christians should ALWAYS seek to be humble and kind in dealing with others.  

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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Luke 14:12-14 [NLT] …  

13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”  

… Jesus teaches thru a parable to humble ourselves and exercise humility and hospitality by reaching out to the needy rather than catering to the rich and powerful as most would.   

Highlight Passage [Context]: … Luke 14:7-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches the religious leaders about humble service with a parable.                                 

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 11:2, 22:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God, thru Solomon, shows us to live humbly, rather than out of pride. 

Reference Passage: … John 13:3-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches His Disciples in the Upper Room a life lesson on living like Him with humble service to others by washing their feet. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 2:3-5  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul teaches fellow Christians how we, who are His disciples, must take on the attitude of humility and follow Christ’s living example.  

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter quotes Proverbs 3:34 in teaching that we disciples of Christ must seek to be humble like Jesus. 

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread< author, Amy Boucher Pie … AT THIS LINK …  tells of an elderly widow in the Chech Republic, who called her home  an “Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven,” saying, “My home is an extension of Christ’s kingdom,”  which is a perfect example of what Jesus Christ and other Bible authors taught (see Scriptures above) about humble service in living like Jesus … as a humble servant to others rather than living to cater to the rich and powerful as the religious leaders did in Christ’s time on earth.   

And so, my fellow Christians, do you, as do I, feel the probing word of God, maybe in the song by Tim McGraw, calling on us to humble ourselves and to serve God’s kingdom, living like Jesus did in the service of others?  And I don’t know about you, dear friend, but I’m more than a little convicted to be lifted up by our Lord, by serving others more today …. and then in the tomorrows of my life.  

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … showing us all, as You did by washing the feet of Your disciples in the upper room, to humble ourselves and to humble ourselves as You lead us to opportunities to serve Your kingdom by serving others.     

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, …  to seize the opportunities You give us, Lord, to serve others in Your kingdom, .. today and tomorrow.      Amen 

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