Devotions

Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” In today’s verse we have no words that […]

Proverbs 16:18-19 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. *Note: Today’s verse was changed due […]

James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Today we can say we are in both the New Testament and […]

Proverbs 15:33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor. Today we visit the wisdom of Proverbs as we explore humility as it relates to our fear of the Lord. To […]

Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. In a world that valued self-exaltation, Paul called for humility and gentleness to define the church, something that was not […]

Matthew 23:12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Today we hop into the book of Matthew to look at a short verse, but a powerful […]

Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance […]

Colossian 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Today we revisit a familiar verse for long-time readers. It seems we have covered this […]

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Today’s verse […]

Proverbs 18:12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. Before we begin today’s devotion, let’s take a look at a few words in this proverb. We will start with haughty. […]

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Yesterday we had James telling us that if we humble ourselves before the Lord, He would […]

James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. On day one we learned that if we humble ourselves before the Lord, He would hear us and answer. Today we learn […]

2 Corinthians 10:17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” A little context before we begin… Paul was writing to the Corinthians and addressing the false teaching and false “apostles” who were […]

Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. As we move into day four of our month of humility I prayed a simple prayer for each […]

John 3:30 “He must become greater; I must become less.” I don’t know how many times I have read these words or how many times I have uttered them. But as I see them again […]