When King Herod had called together
all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the
Christ was to be born. "In
Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has
written: 'But you, Bethlehem, in the
land of Judah, are by no means the least among the rulers of Judah; for out of
you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'
--Matthew 2:4-6
New International Version
THOUGHTS
ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE
"The first will be last and the last
will be first." That's one of
Jesus' favorite sayings. Isn't it
interesting that God said it long before he was born. Isn't it interesting that those who knew the
Scriptures, but didn't know Jesus, said it too!
Isn't it interesting that Herod and Jesus lived it thirty years before
Jesus would teach it Isn't it interesting that Jesus gave us the Lord's Supper
to remember that while Jesus died and shed his blood, on the first day of the
week, Sunday, he rose. When it matters
most, Jesus and his people will finish first!
MY
PRAYER
You, O Lord, are marvelous. You are God Almighty, the holy and majestic
Creator. Yet you became the least so I
can share in your glory. Please help
me, O God, never to look down on someone else because they look like the
least. I know, Father, that as I serve
and love them, I'm serving and loving you.
In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
Forgo
Flattery, Exalt Jesus
You are my God, and I will praise You; You
are my God, I will exalt You.
Psalm 118:28
When the apostle Paul and Silas were in
Philippi, a certain slave girl possessed with a demonic spirit of divination
met them. She was a fortune-teller who brought good profits to her masters.
This girl followed Paul and Silas wherever they went, crying out, “These men
are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation”
(Acts 16:17). And she did this for many days.
Now, let me ask you, was there anything wrong
with what she said? She was telling the truth, wasn’t she? Paul and Silas were
indeed servants of the Most High God, and they were proclaiming the way of
salvation. But I want you to see this: For many days, the girl kept saying,
“These men are…These men are…These men are…” And this greatly annoyed Paul, so
much so that he cast the demon out of her (Acts 16:18). Why was Paul so
annoyed? Because the girl was constantly putting the spotlight on him and
Silas. The devil always wants us to put our attention on man, instead of God!
My friend, if you are the sort who gets
flattered easily, people can control you. All they have to do is say some nice
things about you and you are influenced into doing whatever they want you to
do. But when you are passionate for the glory of Jesus, you can’t be swayed by
the praises of man. You want only Jesus to get all the glory.
So always point people to Jesus. He alone
deserves all the glory. You’ll never be shortchanged, my friend, when you do
this—God will take care of those who exalt His Son!
By: Joseph Prince
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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