Humble yourself before GodLuke 18:9-14Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • How do the two men's prayers differ, and which one goes home justified?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • When has your private prayer sounded more like a list of merits than a confession of need?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What sin will you honestly name before God this week, instead of comparing yourself with others?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell that God justifies the humble, not the impressive?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).