Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Day 7: Sacrificial Humility

Day 7: Sacrificial Humility / Financial Support of God’s Work 

“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:3-9).

“All of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:5, 6).

“As in humility [the disciples] submitted to the molding influence of the Holy Spirit, they received of the fullness of the Godhead and were fashioned in the likeness of the divine” (Acts of the Apostles, p. 49).

“When the Spirit of God takes possession of the heart, it transforms the life. Sinful thoughts are put away, evil deeds are renounced; love, humility, and peace take the place of anger, envy, and strife. Joy takes the place of sadness, and the countenance reflects the light of heaven” (The Desire of Ages, p. 173).

“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering” (Colossians 3:12).

“The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way” (Psalms 25:9).

“For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones’” (Isaiah 57:15).

Prayer Focus: Financial Support of God’s Work 

Pray for God’s work around the world to be liberally financed. Specific areas to pray about:

  • Church members will give God total control of their finances and possessions, and that lust for money and possessions will have no place in their lives. 
  • For God to bless church members with financial abundance so they can give abundantly to support missions. 
  • For church members to pay their tithes and offerings faithfully. 
  • Church leadership to be good stewards who wisely use the funds entrusted to them. 
  • That God will bring the wealth of the wicked into His treasure house!


THE LORD IS COMING, SOON, AMEN, YES, COME LORD JESUS!

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