When You Do Things

Wednesday, October 7,2026

Good morning, Lord

Father in Heaven, open my heart and mind, Holy Spirit. Fill my consciousness and complete Your joy in me as I take up my cross and follow...In Jesus' name…

Memory verse: 1 John 1:8–9

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the 

truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and 

just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all 

unrighteousness.

Verse of the day: Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord is the Rock Eternal.

Today’s reading: Isaiah 28-29 Philippians 3 

When You Do Things

Philippians 2:3

3 When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves. 4 Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others.

The Holy Spirit is to be our guide, not our pride. This is such a thin line in our minds-not in God's mind, of course, but in our minds that are so easily clouded by immediate gratification, we like being recognized for our work. This takes root and the Holy Spirit reminds us if we are listening. We must be on guard and God-conscious to keep ego at bay.

Honoring others is not always easy, especially when we lapse into judgment mode(sin) and start to think we are more 'deserving' than others. We must always see in others the part created in God’s image-the part Jesus died for and the Holy Spirit that inhabits them.

If we let these sins go unchecked, suddenly we are self consumed and what we want is most important and the lives and needs and wants of others get trampled.

I will repeat this again: God always wants us to be alive in the sharing of the Holy Spirit's strength, comfort, mercy and kindness.

Alive in the Spirit-conscious of God all the time-conscious of the Holy Spirit we are to share-conscious of the needs of those around us and the fact that self-importance can wreck relationships that God wants us to treasure in His love.

All this is from asking why God said it the way He did. Don't just read the word. Step into it. Put it on and wear it. This is the word Jesus died for so the Holy Spirit can make it come alive and live in us.

Ask God to make His word alive in you.

...because He loves you, He will do it...

Father in Heaven,

Show me how to praise You as I should. Forgive me, Oh God, for getting consumed with myself and forgetting the deep needs of those around me. Let me learn how to get into the word deeper and deeper and hear You speak to me.

Father of all wisdom, mercy, kindness, strength, and comfort.

In the name of Christ Jesus,

Amen