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 7: Acts 3:6 "what I have I give you“ "The words 'Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk' give us valuable lessons about evangelism. The first lesson is that we should first pay attention to the desperate souls God brings into our lives. For Peter and John, the person they needed to focus on was the man who was lame from birth. The second lesson is that we must be clear about what we do not possess. In other words, there is no need to pretend to have silver and gold if we don't. It would be unwise to give false hope and ultimately lead to greater disappointment. The final lesson is that we must know and give what we do have. For Peter and for us, it is the name of Jesus Christ. We should proclaim the gospel in the name of salvation, a name of honor and glory, a name of power. In doing so, the h...