Posts with the tag “humility”

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
July 26th, 2023
           In I Peter 5:6, the apostle wrote, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”  It is not hard to imagine a much more mature and a much old...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
July 19th, 2023
            Peter wrote two of the letters that we have in our Bible.  Both letters bear his name—1 Peter and 2 Peter.  We find them near the end of the New Testament.  In the second letter, Peter cho...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
May 23rd, 2023
           When Peter heard that Jesus wanted to wash his feet, his initial reaction was dismay.  “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” (John 13:6b).  And rather quickly, his dismay morphed into deni...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, May 22, 2023
May 22nd, 2023
             John 13 is loaded with movement and heart-stopping moments.  Immediately, John tells us the timing of the chapter.  He wrote, “It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that th...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
April 27th, 2023
          In Deuteronomy 1, we read about a rebellion against God.  Amazing, isn’t it?  Amazing that people who were liberated from bondage, set free from slavery and guided safely across the Red Sea ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
February 28th, 2023
            Psalm 32 speaks to the important matters of confession and forgiveness.  Just think for a moment about how wonderful forgiveness feels.  If you have asked for forgiveness from someone and ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 27, 2023
February 27th, 2023
            Psalm 51 is a passage of confession and contrition.  David wrote this Psalm after his ordeal with Bathsheba and conspiring to arrange the murder of her husband, Uriah.  Nathan confronted t...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 20, 2023
February 20th, 2023
            Can you imagine someone growing tired of God?  Can you imagine someone wondering what good comes from a relationship with the Lord?  How would one grow tired or bored by the amazing ways a...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 19, 2022
December 19th, 2022
            Luke 2:8-9 says, “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
August 18th, 2022
            Micah was a prophet to Judah and Israel whose time paralleled that of Isaiah.  The name Micah means “who is like Jehovah?”  His name alone tells us that his highest allegiance was to God a...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, July 11, 2022
July 11th, 2022
             II Kings continues with the history of ancient Israel and Judah.  It continues to record the events of the various kings all the way up to Judah’s exile in Babylon.  In II Kings 5, we fin...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss

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