"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." In a world where power is accumulated so that we can exert control over the activities of others, this statement seems to go against the grain. We are heirs and recipients of the greatest power and authority that exists, but are told to use it to serve those who don't deserve it. This can only come about from God.
As Peter nears the end of his life, and his spiritual authority is at its peak, he speaks more and more like a person who holds to power very lightly and who recognizes that he has this authority only because of the amazing grace of God. Those of us who are in leadership, or who aspire to leadership, would do well to remember Peter's example. Even those who wrote the great prophecies of the Bible didn't write them because of their great knowledge. They wrote them because a great God inspired them to write. We can't brag about anything but what a wonderful God we serve.
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