ChristmasReading2022A - Flipbook - Page 51
DAY Twenty-four: December 21 - Wednesday
The sad news is that we all have within us a degree of the “Herod
heart.” We do not want to be ruled but to rule. It is the “Herod heart”
that stands in the way of preparing room in our heart to receive our
true King. It is the self-serving and self-centered spirit in the lives of
men and women. The irony is that the greatest joy and the greatest
peace come in submission to the King who is also God. It is in preparing
room in our heart for Him that we nd the answer to our soul’s
greatest desire.
Say this day: “I submit all that I am to Jesus and ask Him to reign in my
heart this day.”
❅FOR CONTEMPLATION:
Luke 14:1-11 (esp. v. 11)
❅FOR REFLECTION:
Why is a humble heart a virtue in the Kingdom of God?
What are the ways pride stands in the way of entering the
Kingdom of God?
❅FOR PRAYER (ONE-MINUTE):
“Father, come as Lord into my heart. Rule over every aspect
of my life. Be King over my a ec ons, emo ons, desires,
words and ac ons.” (pause)
“I confess my pride and all the ways it makes me blind to Your
presence. I repent of the ways I am self-centered and selfserving.” (pause)
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O Father, work humility into my heart through Your Holy
Spirit. I choose to be humble before You.” (pause)