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AATHAVAN💚 December
21, 2024 💚 Saturday
"Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time." (1 Peter 5:6, KJV)
In many lives, impatience and
hurried thinking often stand as barriers to receiving God’s blessings. Humans
tend to expect immediate responses from God for their actions. We may think, “I’ve
done so much for God, yet He hasn’t given me the response or reward I deserve.”
However, this mindset is incorrect. Today’s scripture reminds us that God has
an appointed time for everything. Until that time comes, we must patiently
wait.
The mighty hand of God is
powerful, and we are instructed to submit ourselves patiently under His hand.
Many pray for God’s blessings but fail to wait patiently. Instead, they seek
shortcuts to achieve success on their own, often missing out on greater blessings
that God had planned for them.
Being under God’s hand can be
compared to a chick inside an egg. It waits for 21 days under the warmth of the
mother hen, growing fully before breaking out of the shell. Similarly, we must
submit ourselves to God’s hand, remain patient, and allow Him to refine and
develop us. A butterfly’s life also mirrors this process. It begins as a
caterpillar, transforms into a cocoon, and only after a period of waiting does
it emerge as a beautiful butterfly, soaring high in the sky.
Even in our worldly pursuits,
such as becoming a doctor or engineer, we spend years patiently studying and
preparing. Yet, when it comes to spiritual growth, we often grow impatient with
God. Beloved, we must humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand and wait for Him
to lift us at the right time.
At the age of twelve, Jesus
was already filled with wisdom, but He submitted Himself to the will of the
Father and waited patiently in Nazareth, being obedient to His earthly parents.
As it is written: "And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them." (Luke 2:51, KJV)
Not only this, but Jesus
humbled Himself and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross: "And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross." (Philippians 2:8, KJV)
Because of His humility and
submission, the Father exalted Him above all, giving Him a name above every
name, and authority over all creation. Therefore, let us not strive to exalt
ourselves but wait patiently under the mighty hand of God, trusting Him to lift
us in due time. Submission is not humiliation; it is God’s higher strategy for
success.