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Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
taken from Grace for the Moment volume II©
by Max Lucado
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Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from the New Century Version (NCV).
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July 07, 2010
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Know Your Part ©
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PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NIV
Consider others better than yourselves.
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True humility is not thinking lowly of yourself but thinking accurately of yourself. The humble heart does not say, "I can't do anything." But rather, "I can't do everything. I know my part and am happy to do it."
When Paul writes "consider others better than yourselves" (Phil. 2:3 NIV, emphasis mine), he uses a verb that means "to calculate," "to reckon." The word implies a conscious judgement resting on carefully weighed facts. To consider others better than yourself, then , is not to say you have no place;it is to say that you know your place. "Don't cherish exaggerated ideas of yourself or your importance, but try to have a sane estimate of your capabilities by the light of the faith that God has given to you" (Rom. 12:3 Phillips).
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A Love Worth Giving
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