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January 23
Thursday


LOAD LINE

READ:
1 Peter 5:5-9
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Humble yourselves
under the mighty
hand of God, that
He may exalt you in
due time, casting all
your care upon Him,
for He cares for you.
__1 Peter 5:6-7
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In the 19th century, ships were often recklessly overloaded, resulting in those ships going down and the crews being lost at sea. In 1875, to remedy this negligent practice, British politician Samuel Plimsoll led the charge for legislation to create a line on the side of a ship to show if it was carrying too much cargo. That "load line" became known as the Plimsoll Line, and it continues to mark the hulls of ships today.

Sometimes, like those ships our lives can seem overloaded with fears, struggles, and heartaches. We can even feel that we are in danger of going under. In those times, however, it is reassuring to remember that we have a remarkable resource. We have a heavenly Father who stands ready to help us carry that load. The apostle Peter said, "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:6-7). He is capable of handling the cares that overwhelm us.

Though the testing s life may feel like a burden too heavy to bear, we can have full assurance that our heavenly Father loves us deeply and knows our load limits. Whatever we face. He will help us to bear it. __Bill Crowder

``````````````````````Heavenly Father, I sometimes feel as if I can't go````````````````````
```````````````````on. I am tired, I am weak, and I am worn. Thank You``````````````````
````````````````````that You know my limits better than I do. and that, in`````````````````
````````````````````````Your strength, I can find the enablement to endure.````````````````
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God may lead us into troubled waters
to deepen our trust in Him.

********************************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Peter 5:5-9*************************

5 LIkewise you younger
people, submit yourselves
to your elders. Yes, all of
you be submissive to one
another, and be clothed with
humility, for "God resists
the proud, but gives grace
to the humble." 6 Therefore
humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in
due time, 7 casting all your
care upon Him, for he
cares for you.

8 Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary the
devil walks about like a
roaring lion, seeking whom
he may devour. 9 Resist
him, steadfast in the faith,
knowing that the same
sufferings are experienced
by your brotherhood in
the world.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Peter wrote from his own experience when he warned that "God
resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (v.5). When
foretold that he would deny Jesus (Matt. 26:34; Luke 22:31-34),
Peter boasted that he would never betray Him (Matt. 26:35).
In his pride, Peter underestimated the severity of his trial and
overstimated his ability to deal with the pressure (vv.69-75). Thirty
years later he exhorted his readers to be humble (1 Peter 5:5).
Because God resists the proud (v.5), Scripture repeatedly warns of
the danger of pride (Prov. 11:2; 29:23; Isa. 2:11-12; Obad. 1:3-4;
James 4:6-7).