March 23
“Jesus said … If a man love me, he will keep my words.” (John 14:23)
Many people take pride similarly in the work of God. They are ignorant of God’s Word, and think it is old-fashioned. Instead they take pride in their degrees and their philosophy, and to impress the crowds they use worldly means. They do not use God’s Word as they should. In preaching they use references to break up what they say, but men can never go against God’s Word. God uses different methods to break our pride in culture, in nationality and education.
It is only through humility and full obedience that we can build the house of God: only through acknowledging the headship and kingship of God. To show this, the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem on the colt of an ass, as a humble person and not in all His glory. We find this colt of an ass walking on garments and honour given to it.
How that colt was honoured! We have the same honour when we uphold the Lord Jesus in
the right way. We in ourselves have no honour as God’s servants, but when we obey the Lord fully, wherever we go we are showered with Love and kindness in so many ways. If, however, we start kicking like an ordinary colt we also will be beaten.