You’ve heard that pride goes before a fall. Today’s reading depicts the downfall of proud nations, showing how reliance on wealth, power, or status leads to destruction.
Before you begin
Ask the Lord to give you a fresh sense of wonder as you read His Word. Pray for understanding and for an open, humble, obedient heart to receive what He wants to say to you.
Read
Review
Write a sentence or two about what you've just read. This could be a summary of the passage or an observation or highlight that stood out to you.
Reflect
How do these chapters challenge you to examine areas of pride or self-reliance in your life, and how can you choose to place your trust fully in God’s power instead?
Humility is how we appropriate the full blessings and real-time benefits of Heaven’s rule. It’s the doorway God uses to overwhelm us, far beyond our own understanding, with the gifts of His comfort and His courage. —Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth1
Respond
Write a short prayer, based on today’s reading. This could include praise, gratitude, personal confession, agreement with the truth, or a request for yourself or someone else.
1Heaven Rules, pp. 123–124, Chapter 5
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Takeaway Thought
What key verse or insight will you take with you into your day?