If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
Day 1: John 17:15-17 The problem of sin I throw a question: Can we truly call someone a saint who does not wrestle with the issue of sin? The reason is that the term 'saint' signifies one who is set apart from the sinful world. The responsibility of a saint is to separate themselves from the sinful world. In other words, a saint is meant to live a life separated from sin. Just as water and oil cannot mix, so too, as children of light, saints should not be yoked with the darkness of the world. In order to live in this way, we saints must have a clear sense of belonging. We do not belong to this world (Jn. 17:16), but we belong to the Lord who is the Light. We must never forget this. Furthermore, in order to avoid falling into evil, we must pray like Jesus (v. 15) and strive to be sanctified by the truth (v. 17). If we neglect this, we should fear God's discipline, for because God loves us, He wi...