Title
I Know God and You’re Not God
Scripture
Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, “I am a god . . . yet you are a man, and not a god...”
(Ezekiel 28:2)
Devotional
Arrogance and pride caused Lucifer, the archangel, to fall and become the epitome of evilness, Satan. We are foolish to think that we can do the same without likewise falling. If, for example, we seek fame and fortune for the sake of fame and fortune, we seek foolishness and destruction. If our lives are merely shows and facades, we are in danger of plunging into the abyss. It is for this reason that the Scriptures instruct, “Let a man examine himself.”(1)
Let us not fool ourselves, we cannot fool God. We may be able to hoodwink those around us for a season, but we will not fool God for a moment. Whenever you find yourself beginning to get puffed-up, stop, repent and humble yourself before the Lord. Remember, there is only one God and you and I are not Him. God may call us to lead others, but he will not call us to lord over them.
(1) 1 Corinthians 11:28
Thought For The Night
“Perhaps to be able to explain suffering is the clearest indication of never having suffered. Sin, suffering, and sanctification are not problems of the mind, but facts of life—mysteries that awaken all other mysteries until the heart rests in God.” Oswald Chambers, (1874-1917), in Christian Discipling, Author of My Utmost For His Highest.
Evening Text
Hebrews 12:11: Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Looking for Answers
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Are all of God’s lessons by way of chastisement?
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Are the obedient trained by it?
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Have you ever been chastised by the Lord God? Before you answer, consider Hebrews 12:7-8.
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “Chastening”: Correction for the purpose of: reclaiming, correcting, the ridding of pride and conforming the one chastened to the image and likeness of Christ.
Referencing: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12:5-6, quoting Proverbs 3:11-12,
Applying: Be thankful when you are corrected; for when you are corrected, you are received as a child of God.