Wednesday August 19th, 2026
« But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted »
26 Brothers and sisters, consider what you were when God called you to be Christians. Not many of you were wise from a human point of view. You were not in powerful positions or in the upper social classes.
27 But God chose what the world considers nonsense to put wise people to shame. God chose what the world considers weak to put what is strong to shame.
28 God chose what the world considers ordinary and what it despises—what it considers to be nothing—in order to destroy what it considers to be something.
29 As a result, no one can brag in God’s presence.
If God has called you for an assignment, you may be thinking,
“Why is it me He chose out of everyone that could have done this work ?”
- Well, Psalm 115:3 says that God does as He pleases.
Believe me, He made that decision to use you for that assignment from the foundation of the world.
He chose you before He said,
“Let there be light” in Genesis 1:3.
Ephesians 1:4NLT says
« Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes »
When I see people that are anxious about their future, I tell them,
“Relax. Do you think God doesn’t know what to do ?
Do you think He is sitting in heaven, scratching His Almighty head and asking for advice on what next to do?”
God settled your future before the foundation of the earth.
This is why I am not worried; my future was settled before I was born.
This is why you should be humble because you didn’t choose yourself, John 15:16.
You are not chosen because you are educated or connected, it is the exact opposite.
1 Corinthians 1:27 says that God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise.
If God chose you, it means you are foolish by human standards; you are weak, and you are nothing by human standards.
Even if it appears as if you are wise by human standards,
the moment you surrender all to God and begin to live strictly by His standards, the world will begin to see you as a foolish person.
So, never raise your head in pride about your achievements.
Nebuchadnezzar tried it and found himself in the bushes.
For the rest of your life, you must be grateful to God. David said in Psalm 34:1NKJV
« I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth »
David knew what he was talking about.
God chose Him to be the king of Israel even when his family members would not have voted for him if he ran for elections.
- I believe that right now, God is talking to you concerning this because of how high He wants to take you.
If you listen and become humble, then He will lift you,
but if you refuse to humble yourself, then you will be abased, Matthew 23:12.
Let pride disappear from your life completely.
Application – Check yourself sincerely, is there still pride lurking anywhere in your heart? Get rid of it today.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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