THE SET UP
When I was in college, I lived a couple of blocks from the Metrodome where the Minnesota Twins played. I love baseball and you could get a seat in the upper deck for $3.50 (it was a different time, kids). When we would go to games, my friends and I would buy tickets for the cheap seats, but we would try to sneak down to good seats. Sometimes it worked, and other times an usher would check our tickets and tell us to beat it and head up to our seats in the rafters. It was always embarrassing to make the walk of shame up to our real seats. The bible tells us to humble ourselves and in due time, God will lift us up. It also tells us that pride can trip us up and lead to a downfall. Jesus’ teaching in today’s passage is a practical reminder about pride, humility, and the joy of God’s blessing.
PASSAGE TO READ
Luke 14:1-14 (Page 627 in our house bibles)
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Have you ever been humbled by a circumstance? How did it feel?
Has there ever been a time in your life where someone has elevated, highlighted, or recognized you? How did that feel?
What do you think it looks like to walk humbly with God?
PRAYER IDEA
Someone once said that humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. As you pray today, put the focus of your prayers on others, not yourself. Pray humbly today.