Romans 12:1-10 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of GOD, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto GOD, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of GOD. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as GOD hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in CHRIST, and every one members one of another.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching: or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;"
"For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself" (Galatians 6:3). We must think correctly about ourselves and not be puffed up with an exaggerated and unrealistic idea of our own importance and superiority. We must not have a lofty, proud view of ourselves, but instead we must see ourselves as GOD does. We may believe we are something; GOD says that without HIM we are nothing ! We think we are a big number, but we are actually a zero apart from the LORD. Yet, we must not be discouraged by our own nothingness and lack of importance. The good news is that GOD, in HIS grace, can make something out of nothing.
Martin Luther once said, "GOD created the world out of nothing (Hebrews 11:3 pictured above) and as long as we are nothing GOD can make something out of us." Here is some advice for anyone who considers himself a V.I.P. (Very Important Person):
Sometime when you're feeling important, sometime when your ego's way up; sometime when you take it for granted that you are the prize winning "pup"; sometime when you feel that your absence would leave an unfillable hole, just follow these simple instructions, and see how it humbles your soul. Take a bucket and fill it with water, put you hand in it up to your wrist. Now pull it out fast and the hole that remains is the measure of how you'll be missed. You may splash all you please as you enter, and stir up the water galore, but STOP and you'll find in a minute, it's back where it was before.
May we never forget that our SAVIOR, the high and lifted up ONE (Isaiah 6:3 pictured above; John 12:41), humbled HIMSELF for our sakes and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:8) GWZ
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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