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  06-01 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 1 Article One: “Of the Scriptures” 06-02 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 2 Article Two: “Of the True God” 06-03 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 3 Article Three: “Of the holy Spirit” 06-04 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 4 Article Four: “Of the atonement for sin . . .” 06-05 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 5 Article XIII: “Of the church . . .” 06-06 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 6 Article XIV: “Of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper . . .” 06-07 Fundamentalist Baptist Doctrine, Part 7 Article XIV: “Of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper . . .” 06-08 Not Far Away 06-09 Maintaining a Testimony 06-10 “Even in Dying” 06-11 Things God Especially Loves, Part 1 Humility 06-12 Things God Especially Loves, Part 2 Sincerity 06-13 Things God Especially Loves, Part 3 Helping Hands 06-14 Things God Especially Loves, Part 4 The Mind of Christ 06-15 Things God Especially Loves, Part 5 Running toward Righteousness 06-16 Things God Especially Loves, Part 6 Owning Your Own Heart 06-17 Things God Especially Loves, Part 7 Being a Peace Maker 06-18 “The Joy Set Before Him” 06-19 “And Because of This . . .” 06-20 Fulness of Joy 06-21 Name It and Claim It Religion 06-22 Promises of God: The Restoration of Israel 06-23 The Way 06-24 Forgetting What Is Behind 06-25 Nobody Takes Your Best 06-26 True Greatness 06-27 The Day of the Lord: The Day of Rest 06-28 “Being Like the Most High” 06-29 The Amazing Truth 06-30 Prisoners

 

Thought for the Morning
6-26

True Greatness

Hi John.

I just cannot get what you said yesterday about Jesus’ greatness out of my mind. All day I have been thinking on it. You said that Jesus was great because he was without sin, and yet, remained humble.

Wow - that is SO good. Satan was not like that – he was “perfect in beauty”, yet he became proud. It seems that whenever the heart is praised or is lifted up in some way, the flesh rises up to be “fed” again and becomes proud about it – yet Jesus was able to live perfectly, having power with God, and still remain humble. That is GREAT. That is powerful. That takes something from GOD!

It reminds me of that verse you showed us (Psalm 18:35): “Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.” I think I understand it a little better now. It takes being a servant of all to be great in God’s kingdom – but also to keep a servant’s humble attitude afterwards. That is a great work on the earth.

Thanks for sharing that thought with us.

Gary

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Hi Gary:

It meant a lot to me early in my walk with God to see how merciful Jesus remained even though he never sinned. Hebrews 5:1-2 tells us that Israel’s high priest was taught by his weaknesses to have compassion on “those who are out of the way”, but Jesus had compassion on sinners even though he was strong and sinless! That is greatness that this world knows nothing of.

jdc