Monday... Some things can be easy for us to do but not others.

Monday... Some things can easy for us to do but not others.

Look at Psalm 99:5 (NLT). It says, "Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!"

Exalting can be easier for us to do than the bowing. Yes, we exalt God but just a little bit higher than us. He is God but we are also pretty special. And in a sense that is true but we really need to be careful in it because pride is not a good thing, Not at all so it is important to not just exalt but to bow. Not just with our head but bow before His feet, for He is holy and not us. Now we are striving to be holy but the difficulty is that we can be prideful in our holiness. Humility comes from true holiness.

So how do you respond when someone corrects you? In some ways this is a test of our humility.

Proverbs 9 deals with this. Verse 7 (AMP) says, "He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, and he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not rebuke a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you." Again, how do you handle correction?

Verses 8-9 says, "Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser; teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning."

And then verse 10 is so important. It says, "The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight."

So let's "Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!" Now I have problems with the bow down but I am finding that there is so much that God has for those who exalt and also bow down. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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