Posts Tagged ‘humble’
The Older We Get the Bigger Our Burdens
The Older We Get the Bigger Our Burdens Census at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel https://seekinggoddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/theolderwegetthebiggerourburdens.mp3 What we see here is only one small part of the entire painting. Pieter Bruegel’s works are always so busy and full of activity that it’s easy to miss much of it. We see the sun setting on Bethlehem which…
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Step Out of Your Comfort Zone Going to the Fair by Thomas Webster https://seekinggoddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/stepoutofyourcomfortzone.mp3 There’s excitement in the air because the fair is on. The little lady standing in the doorway is prepared to lead everyone into the day. She stands erect and ready to hand her grandpa his cane. Two other children are practically…
Read MoreThe Humility of Learning and Imitating
The Humility of Learning and Imitating The Boat Builders by Winslow Homer https://seekinggoddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/thehumilityoflearningandimitating.mp3 Two young lads enjoy a day at the ocean. They are absorbed in their work of building toy boats — ones that will sail. Across the water, a boat glides along as a prototype. No doubt the boys have studied these sailing…
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The Humility of Friendship The Contrast, Youth & Age by John Callcot Horsley https://seekinggoddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/thehumilityoffriendship.mp3 “Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:4 The young and the old have spent an afternoon together. Perhaps they have been walking and now he is returning her…
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DAILY DISCIPLINE #164 By Colleen Donahue As God’s children we are meant to have light, joyful hearts while living as God’s ambassadors in this world. But so often the opposite is true. We not only see other people with long faces and heavy hearts but we see those same characteristics in Christians who should…
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Daily Discipline #116 By Colleen Donahue One of the things that enraged the Pharisees at the time of Jesus Christ was the fact that Jesus said He came from God the Father and would again be returning to Him (John 13:3/ 16:28/ 17:8). In doing this He was tying his identity with God. In their…
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