Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022
Friday July 8, 2022
If a man is striving to be an overseer, he wants a very good job (1 Tim. 3:1).
For us, it is an honor to serve Jehovah to the best of our ability (Ps. 27:4; 84:10). It is good for a brother to want to do more in Jehovah's organization. But, if he is given a responsibility, it should not go to his head (Luke 17:7-10). His goal should be to serve others with humility (2 Cor. 12:15). The Bible speaks of people who thought they were very important. For example, Diotrephes lacked modesty and liked to "come first" in the congregation (3 John 9). Uzziah showed that he was proud when he tried to do a job that Jehovah had not given him (2 Chron. 26: 16-21). Cunningly, Absalom tried to endear himself to the people because he wanted to be king (2 Sam. 15:2-6). As these Bible accounts clearly show, Jehovah dislikes people who seek his own glory.—Prov. 25:27. Those who are carried away by pride and ambition end very badly (Prov. 16:18). w20.07 4 paras. 7, 8
How does the Bible help us not to be vain?
If we use social networks, let us ask ourselves: “What are the comments, photos and videos that I upload like? Could you give the impression that I'm showing off? Could they arouse the envy of others? The Bible says, “Nothing in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the display of things one has—comes from the Father, but comes from the world” (1 John 2: 16). A Bible commentary explains that the phrase “the ostentation of the things that one has” refers to someone who “seeks to make himself more important than he is.” We Christians do not need others to admire us. Rather, we follow this advice from the Bible: “Let us not become self-centered, fostering competition with one another and envying one another” (Gal. 5:26). If we are humble
Why don't we want to be proud?
We must cultivate humility, for the proud do not demonstrate “sound judgment” (Rom. 12:3). They are conflicted and egocentric. Also, their thinking and actions often hurt themselves and others. If you don't change your thinking, Satan will blind you and corrupt your mind (2 Cor. 4:4; 11:3). On the contrary, humble people have good judgment. They see themselves in a reasonable and balanced way, and understand that others are superior to them in many ways (Phil. 2:3). Furthermore, they know that “God opposes the arrogant but shows undeserved kindness to the humble” (1 Pet. 5:5). Those who have good judgment do not want God to oppose them.
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