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Humble Yourself

Grace for Grace 2

Certainly, let's break down John 1:16 for a clearer understanding.  This verse from the Holy Bible reads: "And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. "Breaking it down:"And of his fullness": This phrase refers to the abundance of blessings, grace, and goodness that come from Jesus Christ ."have all we received": It emphasizes that all believers have received from this abundance. It's a statement of inclusivity, highlighting that this grace is available to everyone who believes."and grace for grace": This part suggests a continuous flow of grace. In other words, as we receive grace from Christ, more grace continues to be poured out upon us. Overall, John 1:16 speaks to the abundant and continuous grace that believers receive from Jesus Christ. It's a reminder of the overflowing blessings available to those who have faith in Him.

Pray for a “sympathy breakthrough” “Clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Col 3:12 NLT   The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” In his documentary on twentieth-century wars, Jonathan Glover refers to what he calls “sympathy breakthroughs.” Even in the situation of war, acts of compassion supersede the conflict. Most sympathy breakthroughs, according to Glover, are triggered by eye-to-eye contact, and that eye-to-eye contact displaces hand-to-hand combat. Have you ever had a sympathy breakthrough? If not, pray for one. It’s a moment when your tendency to hate is overcome by your will to love. A moment when proactive compassion overrules negative anger. A moment when you’re concerned more about someone else’s pain than your own. Those are the moments when you discover what it really means ...

What makes you glad, sad, or mad? “To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown.” Job 6:14 NKJV   A pastor writes: “What makes you glad or sad or mad? What puts a holy smile on your face? What causes your spirit to sob uncontrollably? What makes you pound your fist on the table out of righteous indignation? Somewhere in the mixture of that gladness, sadness, and madness is your God-ordained passion. Or maybe we should say compassion, because you are feeling what God feels. And once you identify it, doing something about it isn’t optional. You can’t not do something about it.” In 2006, Blake Mycoskie was touring Argentina when he noticed that many of the children didn’t have shoes. He could have returned to the United States and gone about his business. Instead, he started TOMS shoes, a business with a mission of putting shoes on the feet of children in third-world countries. It works like this: When you buy a pair of TOMS shoes, you’re giving a pair of shoes to a barefoot chi...