FROM TOO HIGH TO JUST RIGHT

READING: ROMANS 12:1-8

Verse 3: "For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.”

This verse of scripture provides an important message regarding our self perceptions and  impressions. For many people who do think too highly of themselves, the process of getting there has likely been a very subtle one. In fact I suspect that most who tend to do this don’t even recognize its presence in their lives. For a person who becomes convicted and needs to repent of lofty thinking, Romans 12:3 is useful in its instruction to think soberly. It might be assumed that  thinking soberly is the opposite of thinking drunkenly. That is probably pretty close to the intended meaning of this passage. Thinking soberly involves using soundness and rightness of mind to arrive at godly resolution and responses. So that this can be accomplished, we have been granted the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). When we accept the influence of that spiritual mind, the result will be sober thinking and properly balanced self perceptions. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What is your right response to one who thinks to highly of himself or herself? br />
2. Have you made yourself available to receive input about your self perceptions?