Hello and welcome to Day 2 of Humility Month. Grab a Bible (or your phone) and work through the practice below. Do all or part. Whatever you can get through is grace. May the Lord bless you and make you aware of his nearness, and may he help each of us know better who God is and who we are!

Praise: (1) Pray this aloud:
Almighty God, we begin this journey toward humility with prayer. You are the sovereign God who holds our future. You are the suffering God who knows our pain. You are the creator God who made us in your image. You tell us who we are. You are the covenant God who claims us. You make us your children. You make us family. All that we have and all that we are is a gift from you. You provide for our needs and for so much more. Teach us to trust you. God of grace who forgives our sins and restores our souls, God of truth who gives light to our path, who shows us the way, Teach us and remind us who we are and who you are. Through Christ we pray. Amen.”

— Scripture: Come Holy Spirit, speak to us through the words of Scripture
Deuteronomy 8:1-18

As your read, look for answers for these two questions:
• What does this passage say about God?
• What does this passage say about people?

Reflecting on what you read and your answers, how would you answer these two questions?
• As a result of this reading, what is one step God is inviting you to take?
• Who is one person you will tell about that step today?

— Response: (2)
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
those he redeemed from trouble
and gathered in from the lands.
Loving Father, all good gifts come from you.
We confess that that there are times we slip into foolishness,
thinking we can do things all by ourselves
and sometimes we are worried about things.
We forget that you give us everything we have
and that you make us who we are.
Please forgive us for thinking about ourselves first.
Please forgive us for not trusting you to take care of us.
Thank you for always loving us
even when we forget that we need you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

And now, Lord, by the same Spirit, empower us to take the single step you have called us to.

— Devotional: (3)
“All true religion is the work of God. God is indeed the author of salvation in the world, and religion is the work of grace. If there is anything good or excellent found in his Church, it, too, is entirely God’s work, from first to last.
It is God who quickens a soul which was dead, and it is God who maintains the life of that soul; God who nurtures and perfects that life in the Church. We ascribe nothing to ourselves and everything to God. We do not dare for a single moment to think that our conversion or our sanctification is effect by our own efforts or the efforts of another. True, there are means by which we are converted and sanctified, but they are entirely God’s work.”

(1) Original
(2) The Worship Sourcebook, 2004, Faith Alive Christian Resources
(3) ― Charles Spurgeon, Introduction to “Spiritual Revival the Want of the Church”