Short Daily Devotions for 2023

MONDAY, 2 JANUARY 2023

TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 1:12-20

TOPIC: TRUE KNOWLEDGE RESULTS IN GENUINE HUMILITY

If Paul, the greatest persecutor of believers, could be saved, we should never think that anyone is beyond salvation and write them off. We must pray for the grace of God to be available to all so that, if possible, all sinners would come to repentance. To be called to serve God in whatever capacity is a great undeserved privilege.

Paul did not become perfect after he was saved. In fact, the more he knew Christ, the more he became conscious of his sins! Paul's humility is very admirable. At the beginning of his ministry, he considered himself the "least of the apostles" (1 Corinthians 15:9); later the "least of all saints" (Ephesians 3:8); and now, towards the end of his ministry, the Chief of sinners! Note that he used present tenses in all cases.

The more you know God, the humbler you become. Thus, true Knowledge of God results in genuine humility.

QUESTION: How much do you know God?

PRAYER: Oh God, help me this year to truly know You, so that I can be genuinely humble, in Jesus name. Amen.

 

Remain Blessed

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