God Wants Me to Be Humble
When others speak wisely
Exodus 18:13-18
Read the Bible through:
AM - Job 18-21 : PM - Acts 14
"Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself (Ex. 18:18).
When others speak wisely
Exodus 18:13-18
Read the Bible through:
AM - Job 18-21 : PM - Acts 14
"Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself (Ex. 18:18).
"You are not able to perform it by yourself." Those words cut at the heart of our independence. We seldom appreciated hearing someone tell us we cannot do something without help.
Yet when others speak wisely we need to take their counsel to heart. It may have been difficult for Moses to hear what Jethro had to say and perhaps harder still for Jethro to speak to the man God had chosen. Both had to obey the voice of the Lord.
Our loved ones and spiritual leaders have an obligation to speak to us in wisdom. In obedience, we should consider the leading of God's Spirit. Being perceptive to God's using others to provide help we need takes a person with a heart of faith and humility.
Lord, may I be open to hearing Your voice through others.
