DECEMBER 10, 2023

  Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God.” 

― Andrew Murray, Humility

HOSEA 5-8

6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,

and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.(6:6) 

REVELATION 1

17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

19“Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. 20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels^e of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

JOURNAL 

These later books and especially Revelations have always been a tough read for me. Often it feels as if I am reading a science fiction novel. Consequently, it is always a struggle to apply it to my own life, especially when most of the verses deal with a future that seems far beyond the here and now. 

I wonder more or less if this is not the point. The workings of God and the future are completely out of my hands. God has them...he is aware...I can do nothing but surrender to his obedience and focus on today. 

This is a humbling realization and yet also comforting. I don't have to figure it all out. I don't have to deal with the future of the world or how God is going to redeem mankind. I just have to operate myself and the best way to do that is in trusting God.

6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

1 PETER 5:7