Rather than seeking to be known as impressive or indispensable, Christians are called to be known as servants of Jesus. Every person is made in the image of God, and the only credential that truly matters on our “resume” before Him is knowing Him.
We’ve always been better at hailing the leader who delivers what we want than trusting the one God has actually sent. Way back in Numbers 12 and 16, even Moses’ own family turns on him for not being the kind of leader they expected. Can we see God’s working any more clearly than they did?
As we enter the season of Lent, Habakkuk helps us think about righteousness and humility.
Most of us know what it feels like to pray with one eye on the people around us—wondering whether we sound holy enough, reaching for language we’d never use in ordinary conversation. In Matthew 6, Jesus warns us that prayer aimed at impressing an audience—human or divine—has already received its only reward.
We can do the right thing and still face an uncomfortable question: are we doing it because God called us, or because we want people to notice? In Matthew 6, Jesus assumes his people will give to those in need, then warns that even this good act can become a way of practicing righteousness “to be seen by others.”
As we wrap up our series on Prov. 30, Agur helps us see the wrong attitudes that ensnare us and the better way his wisdom points us to.
Human nature leads us to want people to think highly of us. But what does the example of Jesus show?
What does it mean to have a lying tongue? Why does the Proverb distinguish it from bearing false witness? Join Pastor Tim as we continue our series on Six Poisons from Proverbs 6.
As Pastor Tim begins our new series on the six poisons listed in Proverbs 6:16-19, we turn to one that often leads to the others: pride.