Articles by Trisha Smith

Luke 12:57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?  Today we find ourselves in the book of Luke where we receive an urgent message from Christ regarding hypocrisy and discernment before facing the […]

John 7:24 “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”  In today’s verse from the book of John, we are taken to Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles. Take a few minutes to read […]

Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”  To judge or not to judge, that seems to be the question we are going to ask every day. Day one we said no […]

Psalm 98:9 …let them sing before the Lord , for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.  In today’s verse we return to only […]

1 Corinthians 5:12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?  Today may seem a little confusing after yesterday’s devotion where we learned there […]

James 4:12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you – who are you to judge your neighbor?  We begin our month of Judgement with […]

Proverbs 27:2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. We end our month of humility in the book of Proverbs where we get one final […]

Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. As we near the end of the month, we […]

Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. In today’s message we see not the warnings we have been receiving about pride or self exaltation, but pure […]

Proverbs 29:23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. We have had numerous opportunities this month to look at pride and its overall effects on our life. We find ourselves […]

Luke 14:11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. This verse comes from a teaching of Jesus who spoke of people attending a feast. The […]

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast […]

James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James starts out this verse with a question […]

Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, […]

Proverbs 16:19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Today’s verse is a direct application and follow up to another famous verse, Proverbs 16:18 – […]