THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 12 JULY 2024, FRIDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: A Lesson in Humility
TODAY’S READING
Philippians 2:1-11
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. – Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
We have an avocado tree on our property. When in season, the tree is so fruitful that our family of seven struggles to eat all the avocados. Often when I travel back to the city, I carry a sack of avocados to share with my friends and workmates.
One evening, almost one hundred avocados were strewn on the ground around the tree, so my dad had invited neighbors to come and collect some.
As I observed the tree and the many people collecting avocados, I gained a new understanding of humility.
The avocado tree is fruitful enough to feed dozens of people, and even though people thank my dad and me for the avocados instead of thanking the tree, it just humbly sways to the rhythm of the wind and blesses us with more fruit.
Our avocado tree reminds me always to be humble, even in success. God promises to bless and exalt each of us and to prepare a table for us, but the Bible reminds us always to stay humble.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank you for your Son, who humbled himself for our sake. Remind us to remain humble like Christ. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Even when I experience success, I will remain humble like Christ.
PRAYER FOCUS
To live with humility
The Upper Room Daily Devotional 12 July 2024 Message. The Upper Room is a daily devotional magazine published in more than 30 languages and 100 countries around the world. The daily meditations are written by readers of the magazine and others interested in sharing their faith experiences through writing—both laity and clergy, published authors and new writers. The meditations are stories of real people working to live faithfully with the Bible as their touchstone. Every day, readers of The Upper Room around the world read the same story in many different languages and pray the same prayer together. Read More