BE WISE AND HUMBLE SAME TIME

20th AUGUST 2020

“Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” – Mark 9:31-35

To be successful in life, you must learn to be wise and humble. To be humble is to swallow your ego while being wise is to employ God’s wisdom in every of your undertaking. To be humble is a deliberate decision to lower your status for the purpose of achieving peace and fulfillment. Jesus demonstrated this principle through his suffering and death. By that, Jesus won the greatest battle of all. He put himself last and became the first. He defeated our greatest enemy – the devil. For that reason, he destroyed the power of death. He did that to prove to us that in sacrifice, we gain tremendous power which enables us to solve all problems and to get to our desired goal. Jesus also taught his disciples that, any one of them who wanted to be the first or the greatest among them must first become the last and servant of all. Today, the word of God says you if you want to be a leader, you must be prepared to be a servant as well. The first quality of a leader is his ability to serve others. This means that a leader must be humble and be ready to bear or take the errors or inadequacies of others in other to get to the desired goal. You are called to bend over, not because you are stupid but in other to avoid distractions on your way to success. Having seen the bigger picture, it becomes imperative to aim for the prize, rather than get stuck on the way. Humility then becomes a virtue to enable you to conquer. Beloved, there is something about being polite and humble regardless of the situation that surrounds you, which makes God look upon you with mercy and ensures that you win in the end.

PRAYER

 Father in the name of Jesus Christ, today I receive strength to overcome stupid and foolish arguments causing me to derail from the path of success. Lord, from this day onward, I am filled with the spirit of kindness and tolerance and I am lifted above every human weakness. Father, I declare total authority over my affairs today and I am empowered to teach not resentful. I now receive the power to exercise restraints in the use of words. I declare I am now quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Lord, I declare your righteousness and power over my life Now, Therefore, I now overcome every of my infirmity. AMEN

FURTHER READING: 2 Timothy 2:23-24