Thursday Devo

Read Luke 22:14-30. What slippery slope these guys are on. Why in the midst of Jesus' final hour are they talking about who will be the greatest? I want you to remember a time when you caught yourself thinking more highly of yourself than you ought. Many would look at this passage and just tear these guys apart with ridicule but notice v. 28-30. We can over react to this passage and miss what is really going on.

Many times when God has called us out and anointed us we will be tempted with pride but that doesn't mean we should stop moving forward. Yes these guys are way off base in their discussion. Yes the enemy has use the truth against them. They know something is special about them and so the enemy lures them to focus on that too much.

I have see people who are struggling with this over-react to the point where they walk away from what God wants them to do. We can be led astray by our pride or we can over-react and miss our destiny because we're afraid of being confident. Most of the time those attacked with pride have an awesome destiny on their life. They simply need to get their eyes off themselves and on to Jesus so you can fulfill it for them.

questions

1) have you ever not done something because you thought you would be considered prideful by others?

2) have you ever not done something because you thought to yourself - this might give me an inflated head.

prayer

Lord we want you to receive all the glory. We want to wash feet if it would honor you. But Lord we also know you raise up leaders from among us. We know you want to bless us. Let us walk the path of confidence where we know what you've called us to do and our eyes are so set on you that we don't fear our pride getting in the way.