1 Chronicles 2:1-55; Ezekiel 3:16-4:17; 2 Timothy 4:1-22
For I say…to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. Romans 12:3 NKJV
The Pharisee…prayed thus…“God, I thank You that I am not like other men…even as this tax collector.” Luke 18:11 NKJV
Thinking highly of ourselves is a dangerous but easy trap to fall into. The Pharisee of our verse is a classic example. He was so full of pride that it blinded him to the fact that the prayer of the publican was accepted over his. “For every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted” (Luke 18:14). How much better to follow our Saviour’s example of humility, bringing glory to His Name. —E. V.
Not I, but Christ, be honoured, loved, exalted;
Not I, but Christ, be seen, be known, be heard.
—A. Simpson & A. Whiddington