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Humility refreshes the Soul · UCT Youth Daily Devotion

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  Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and welcome to another episode
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  of the United Church of Tonga Youth Devotion.
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  Our Bible reading for today is taken from Proverbs 3, verses 7 and 8.
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  It says, Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
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  It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
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  Our theme today, humility refreshes the soul.
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  A typical response from young people when parents or older individuals try to
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  offer advice is, I know, I know.
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  That's their way of cutting off the advice from the other person.
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  As young people, we sometimes believe we know everything and don't accept any
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  further ideas or advice from others.
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  We think that because we are doing well at school and university,
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  we are wiser than our parents and those around us.
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  The passage for today gives us a command, do not be wise in your own eyes.
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  And this command speaks directly to us.
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  We need to be humble and listen to the advice that is given.
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  Being prideful is a sin. In 1 John 2, verse 16 talks about this.
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  When we think that we know it all, there is no space for the Word of God to
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  enter our lives and make any transformation.
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  This pride assumes that we can equally understand the knowledge of good and
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  evil and can rightly judge between the two.
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  It reflects the sinful nature that led to Satan's fall as the archangel of the Lord.
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  Pride led to Adam and Eve's fall in the Garden of Eden. No wonder the book of
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  Proverbs commands us not to be wise in our own eyes.
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  But what do we need to do then? We are called to fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
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  Fearing the Lord requires humility and recognizing our place and who God is.
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  We must remember that we are God's creations and He is the Creator.
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  He stands above all things. He is the King of all kings.
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  He is the Lord of all lords. As his creations, our responsibility is to worship him and give him glory.
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  We can't give glory to someone if our hearts are full of pride and selfishness.
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  Fearing the Lord and turning away from evil, heals our bodies,
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  and refreshes our bones.
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  Proverbs 14 verse 30 states, a tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
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  but envy makes the bones rot.
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  It's no wonder King David shared that when he stays silent about his sins,
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  his bones waste away through groaning all day long.
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  We need to turn away from the source of rotten bones and crushed souls.
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  True peace is found only in our Lord.
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  Let us fear the Lord, approach Him in sincere humility, and turn away from all evil.
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  Let us pray. Lord Jesus, here I am.
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  My soul has been crushed and my bones rot from all the evil in my life.
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  I plead that you grant me a heart of humility so that I will be able to truly
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  fear you and turn away from all evil.
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  This is my prayer in your holy name. Amen.