Some “through the bible” thoughts from Luke 18.
“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable…” (Luke 18:9)
I hate this parable. It’s addressed to me, or people like me, who look down on others. It is so easy to look down on someone else.
Why? Because I seek out those who aren’t as good as me, who have more problems than me, who need a lot more help than me, and whose lives are messier than mine. All that makes me look great. Until I look at the holiness, the righteousness, and the justice of God Suddenly, my opinion of myself means nothing. His evaluation means everything.
We all look down on someone. Someone younger, smaller, or less experienced than us. Someone less talented, less experienced, and less skilled. Don’t we love to elevate ourselves?
That works great, until someone else better comes along. They put us in their place. They look down on our talent, experience, skill, and ideas.
iI’s so much better to look up. Look up to what God had done. Remember what he has done for you,
Waite for it... 