Good Afternoon Devotion :-)❤️

The Promise of Humility
1 Peter 5:5-7

Jesus’ life exemplified humility. While on earth, He did not assert His rights, but cloaking himself with humanity, He chose to live in full obedience as a servant to His Father (Phil. 2:5-7). He laid aside His rightful glory and authority and humbled Himself to the point of death on a cross.

Our Savior’s example was and is countercultural. This world does not value humility; rather, our culture applauds high achievement, outward beauty, elevated positions, or exceptional skills. But Christ calls His disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him (Luke 9:23).

Which way will we choose? Peter clearly outlines our options in today’s passage. If we choose God’s way of humility, we are promised that spiritual blessings will follow. But if we forsake His path, He’ll oppose us because, in essence, we’re working against Him in our arrogant self-sufficiency. However, when we humble ourselves by yielding to His authority and obeying Him, He becomes our source of confidence and strength.

Although our society places a high value on instant gratification and recognition for achievement, God honors us according to His own perfect ways and timing. He assures us that if we choose meekness—living in submission to Jesus as Master of our life—He will reward us, both here on earth and in the life to come (Matt. 5:5 NIV).

The decision is yours to make: Will you humble yourself and live for God’s glory rather than your own, or will you plot your own course and invite His opposition?

—in touch ministries

Good afternoon, my dear, grateful and sweet steemit family and friends. This afternoon's devotion calls for each one of us to live humbly and claim the promise of humility. We as Christians or believers, must live the life of Jesus, we are to follow His examples and it is never easy, for without His Holy Spirit, we will always fall short of His glory. It is only by His grace and mercy that we are able to approach God's throne of grace.

It says in James 4:6 (Life Application Study Bible Version) "GOD opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." This verse, fits so well in this devotion today and I'm reminded to keep my feet on the ground at all times, in good times and in bad times. Jesus is the perfect example of living in humility and therefore, we are to live like Christ. Yes, it is always easier said than done, but we are to obey His commands. With all the things that's been done and continue to happen in my life now, yes, both good and bad, I am to respond the way God responds and to live humbly as Christ did when He became a man.

I praise and thank God for the many blessings (my new job) and trials (my mother survived her first and last mild stroke, yes I claim in Jesus' Name that that will be the first and last stroke, and now she's not capable of doing things by herself). I am still struggling, both financially and physically, I still have my headache due to sleep deprivation and financial because we are really struggling to survive daily, it's costly but I am positive that my nanay will soon walk again and even before her therapy will end, she's well in Jesus' Name. :-)

Thank you all for your continued prayers for me and my family. Thank you for all your support and thank you @catietan for always sharing your devotion with me and now I am sharing it here in this platform for all my followers and readers to read and at the same time be blessed by this sharing. Thank you so much & to GOD be all the glory. :-)

(Source: from my friend's devotional materials)

I am @sashley a.k.a. shirleynpenalosa, a recipient of God's love, mercy and grace. ❤️

Have a blessed Summer month of March 2018 everyone :-)❤️

I am forever grateful to God every day of my life for giving me everything that I need and praise Him all the more for not giving me everything I want. To God be all the honor, praise and glory ❤️ :-)

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