Who Are You Becoming by Grace?
Adapted from Wake Up to the Word
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
In 1 Corinthians 15:10 (AMPC) the apostle Paul wrote, But by the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God I am what I am…. If we do not realize that we are what we are by the grace of God, then we will think more highly of ourselves than we should.
Proud people compare themselves to others and feel superior if they are able to do something others cannot do. As Christians, we are to judge ourselves soberly (Romans 12:3), knowing that without God, we cannot do anything of value and whatever we are able to accomplish is only by His grace. This knowledge is the key to living a humble life.
God gives us a measure of His own faith to do whatever He assigns us in life. He gives us abilities by His grace and favor, not by our own efforts.
Prayer of the Day: God, I thank You that everything I am comes from Your grace. Help me walk humbly, depend on You fully, and remember that every ability and success is a gift from You, amen.
