Humility
Lent, Week Three: February 25 - March 2
Sunday, February 25
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31
Prayer Prompt
Pray for a heart of humility and understanding for the glory of God and what He has given us in Jesus.
Monday, February 26
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, James 4:10
Explanation + Reflection
Humility is a character trait that can be difficult in our culture. God calls us to be counter cultural by seeking to get low like Jesus and humble ourselves before God.
Journal Prompt
What are areas in your life you can humble yourself and “get low”?
Tuesday, February 27
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, Philippians 2:3
Explanation + Reflection
As Christians, we are called to look to the needs of others the same as we look out for ourselves. God wants to partner with us to meet the needs of the people He loves.
Journal Prompt
Who is one person you can commit to praying for? Ask God to give you imagination for how you can be the hands and feet of Jesus to them.
Wednesday, February 28
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Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, Romans 12:3-8
Explanation + Reflection
God is so good to create a diverse and unique world of human beings with their own specific call and gift. When we cultivate appreciation for the way He has created this diverse world, we realize we are a beautiful puzzle piece in the grand finished work.
Journal Prompt
How does cultivating a humble heart contribute to a deeper sense of gratitude towards God and others?
Thursday, February 29
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, Job 38
Explanation + Reflection
God honors and loves our honesty; at times, He must correct wrong thinking we have about Him and His power and sovereignty. Job being corrected is not because God didn’t want to hear his complaint, but because Job’s heart had come to start believing about God what is not true of Him.
Journal Prompt
What are some ways that you might think wrongly of God in the midst of your waiting and longing?
Friday, March 1
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, Job 39
Explanation + Reflection
In previous chapters, Job states the “if I have…then…” statements of his own character. He challenged God saying that if he had sinned, he might have deserved this tragedy, but Job asserts his uprightness to God. God’s correction comes to Job to realign Job’s heart to a greater understanding that God’s ways are not punitive like this but vast and beyond Job’s comprehension.
Journal Prompt
What does it feel like to you to read God’s correction of Job?
Saturday, March 2
Read Scripture: Psalm 22:23-31, Job 42:1-9
Explanation + Reflection
Job comes to God in repentance and understanding — our minds cannot grasp the vastness of the ways of Almighty God. God then states that Job had spoken of God rightly and honors Job to his friends.
Journal Prompt
How can you “speak rightly of God” in the midst of your circumstances?