Playing the Fool

I start every morning with coffee with God through daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today’s devotion is titled “Playing the Fool,” David H. Roper wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is James 4:4–12 with the key verse, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble,” James 4:6. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ, all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for comments.

I was humiliated during my high school years. I was a premier relief pitcher. I thought I was ready to be a starter. I got my chance, and I choked. I was out of the game by the second inning. I lowered my head and sauntered back to the dugout. We lost 15-3, and I decided to remain a relief pitcher. From this, I learned that humiliation is good; it made me humble.

Another kind of humility we need is for God. God loves those who are humble, and he showers them with His grace. He looks on them with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at His word (Isaiah 66:2). As we humble ourselves before God, He lifts us up (James 4:10).

Reflect:

What was your most humiliating and embarrassing moment? What good thing did you see come from it?

Prayer:

Loving God, help me to accept humiliation if it, in some way, brings honor and glory to You.

My Prayer for You:

May God bless and help you accept humiliation if it brings honor and glory to You.

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/07/14) Playing the Fool, David H. Roper, retrieved from www.odb.org 14/07/2020 Playing the Fool.