TAKE HEED… 1 Corinthians 10:12.

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Never congratulate yourself for being a great Christian. When you let spiritual pride creep in, you fail.

“Let him who thinks he stands, take heed, lest he fall” 1 Corinthians 10:12.

Consider the exodus. Israel has witnessed 10 incredible plagues. They have seen God rescue them from slavery in a miraculous fashion. God says, “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I CARRIED YOU ON EAGLES’ WINGS” Exodus 19:4.

Then he reveals himself with a blast of heavenly trumpets, and a cloud of fire and smoke descends onto Mount Sinai, and God speaks for ALL to hear (not just Moses). But the booming voice of the Almighty God is terrifying, and the people beg Moses to ask God to STOP speaking:

“All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. ‘You speak to us, and we will listen,’ they said to Moses, ‘but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die’” Exodus 20:18-19.

Then God told Moses to bring 70 elders to the mountain, “and THEY SAW THE GOD OF ISRAEL. Beneath His feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself. God did not harm the nobles; they saw him, and they ate and drank” Exodus 24:10-11.

Yet, within a month—Israel betrayed God by worshipping an idol made of gold. Not only that, they donated their own gold jewelry to be melted down and fashioned into the calf idol. WHAT?! After the ten plagues? After the Red Sea? After God carried them on eagles’ wings, delivered them from generations of slavery, revealed Himself and His voice on the mountain, and showed himself to the 70 elders? (What more could he have done?)

How could that happen?

“Let him who thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.”

Take heed. Be humble. Never let yourself think you have arrived or that you are no longer subject to temptations. TAKE HEED.

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

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