No Room For Pride

                                                                                         Matthew 5:16
                                                                   "Let you light so shine before men, that they
                                                                         may see your good works,and glorify
                                                                             your Father which is in heaven." 

         Lighthouses don't blow horns; they just shine. This is how it ought to be in the life of all Christians.  Rather than tooting our own horn, we Christians should simply let our light shine. In our verse for today, Jesus' commanded, "Let your light shine before men."  Apostle Paul urged the Christians at Philippi to be lights, shinning in the mist of a crooked and perverse generation (Philippians 2:15).
        So it seems quite clear that that God wants us to lead exemplary lives.  However, without all the boasting, "What a good Christian am I."  Some make it a must to tell you how they spend hours at a time in personal devotions, gaining new messages from the Lord. They inform you that they are "totally dedicated" to the Lord. They say, "I just wish other Christians were living the crucified life I enjoy."  They never seem to take into account the fact that pride is a sin, even when it is embedded in spiritual sounding language.
        Amen!!

Reading: (Matt. 5:13-16)
               (Phil. 2:12-15)

                                                                                      May God Bless You
                                                                                      And Your Families

                                                                                                Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                                                                                The Cross Life Ministry