1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you. Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
In yesterday's verse Daniel was told to go and live his life to the end. Thinking of his life, his devotion to God in relation to this verse brought my mind back to 1 Peter 5 and today's verses. His life and the life of the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles were examples of this humbling themselves, and casting their care on Him in all kinds of circumstances.
Our Pator Bob's current series has been on relentless trust. It is what all of these people exhibited in their lives. Bob shared part of His personal testimony of some of the trials and dark nights in his families lives. During that time he came to the "valley of decision" and he said "we decided to go with trust". It is a God honoring statement from the heart and gives a modern day example of what these verses are about. Going with trust is "casting all your care on Him" knowing that He cares about you.
I'll close with another chorus learned from childhood that still rings true today. It is about deciding "to go with trust".
I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus,
No turning back, no turning back.
1 Peter 5:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble
but gives grace to the humble
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
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