I Peter XI
Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (I Peter 5:5 ESV)
God’s Side
We had one of those kids in middle school. A super athlete, with amazing skills in every sport. Whenever we chose teams for games during recess, he was ALWAYS chosen first.
We were excited to end up on his team… or to have one of us end up on HIS team. As one of the “late chosen”, I always felt more pride in his game-accomplishments than in my own.
Moreso with God. When we are on HIS time, He is the team member that is fantastic.
And that enables us to feel excited, and to be in awe of what He does. But it also makes us gladly humble towards others.
We are all in the same boat… or the same spot on the roster.
We are on HIS team, and it is a great place to be.