Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 18:9-14
by: Cheryl Steele.
It can be so hard to admit when we are wrong. Just as the Pharisee in this parable, we often come before God and remind him of all we have done in His name—as though He somehow owes us something. Like the Pharisee, our pride in our perceived accomplishments prevents us from receiving all that our Lord wishes to pour out on His children. It can also prevent us from seeing all that God is actually doing in our lives. The humbleness of the tax collector allowed him to hear what God was saying to him and to receive God’s blessing. Which one would you rather be like?