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...
The number of believers increased? “In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food” (Acts 6:1). Last night, I began reading Acts chapter 6, which is the Bible passage I'll be using for today's morning prayer meeting. As I started reading from verse 1, my attention was immediately drawn to the phrase "In those days" (6:1). I found myself wondering, "What was happening at that specific time that led to an increase in disciples (believers)?" So, I turned back to Acts chapter 5 and focused on verses 17 onwards. In these verses, the apostles were arrested and put in jail (v. 18), brought before the high priest and the Sadducees (v. 27), and sternly ordered not to teach in Jesus' name anymore (v. 28). They even intended to kill the apostles after hear...