تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
اتضعوا. هذه الكلمة تبدو غريبة فى عالمنا اليوم. علي الأقل "تقدم الي الأمام بأي ثمن"و "لا تنطر الي الوراء فالمنافسة و السباق ضدك" فثقافة الترقي و الترفع الذاتي تبدو مرفوضة تماما. و التواضع يعد فضيلة منسية و كثيرا ما تختلط بالضعف أو الخجل. لكن التواضع هو ان نعلم مكاننا الصحيح فى العالم بدون تباهى. الله فقط هو من له الحق ان يتمجد بشكل دائم. لذا فعلينا ان نعلم مكاننا و مكانتنا أمام الله و أن ندع الله يضعنا فى المكان الذي سنمجده فيه.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Humble yourselves..." That sounds almost obscene to a world so caught up in self-promotion and willing to do almost anything for "likes" and "views" in social media. This "get ahead at all costs" and this "look at me" driven culture of self-promotion is destroying our inner character before our very eyes. Humility is a forgotten virtue. Often confused with weakness or timidity, humility is really about knowing our proper place in the world and our eternal value to God without flaunting, promoting, and exalting ourselves. Only God can exalt permanently, so the key is for us to know our place before him and let him put us in the place he chooses for us to honor him and bless others.
صلاتي
يا آبا الآب القدوس اشكرك لأنك سمحت لى بالدخول الي محضرك. عندما افكر فى كل الاشياء التى صنعتها و فى الكون الرائع الذي خلقته بكلمتك اندهش لأنك دعوتنى الى محضرك. انهدش لأنك تهتم بما اقول. اشكرك لأنك عرفتنى و لديك خطة لحياتى. ساعدنى كى اعيش فى تواضع و نعمة امام الاخرين و ساعدنى لكى امجدك فى كل الأشياء. في اسم يسوع اصلي. آمين.
My Prayer...
Abba Father, Most Holy God, thank you for allowing me into your presence because of your Holy Spirit and grace. When I think of all that you have done, the incredible universe you have made and hold together by your word, I am amazed you invite me into your presence and care about me. So, thank you! Thank you for knowing me and having a plan for my life. Please help me live with humility and grace before others today as I seek to glorify you in all the things I say, do, and believe. I trust my future and my influence to your grace, timing, and place. Through Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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