Devo # 25 "Don't Think You are all That!" part 1

3"For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us." (Romans 12:3-6a NIV)

You've heard it before. "He thinks he's 'all that' "." Now that she's got that job, she don't speak to nobody!" These phrases describe people who have an have inflated opinion of themselves. In today's passage, Paul tells us that "by the grace given me, I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in according to the measure of faith given you." It is interesting that Paul begins his exhortation with "by the grace given me" Grace is God's unmerited favor. Paul clearly saw himself as one was a recipient of God's unmerited favor. He had previously persecuted the church. Although he was a church leader,over churches, he did not have an inflated view of himself.

Ephesians 2:8-9 says that: "by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast." No Christian has a reason to brag, boast or get the big head. We are all recipients of God's marvelous grace. So we should all walk in humility, not pride.

Father, thank you for your unbeleiveable grace in sending your son to die for me so that I could be made right with you! Help me to never forget what you have done for me and to maintain an attitude of gratefulness and humility. In Jesus Name, Amen!