Daily Prescriptions

June 16, 2026

“Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of His power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:7-8). What a statement by the Apostle Paul. Most of us have such an admiration and appreciation for this man that we probably tend to elevate him in our thinking to a place that he would NOT want to be! I’ll be honest. The Apostle Paul, in my mind, is often that of a giant! I mean, think of it. He faced hostile crowds. He traveled on perilous roads. He crashed in the terrible storm on a ship being destroyed. He preached with passion and power even in places where he was beaten and stoned. After being arrested and whipped, he sat in the Philippians’ jail (along with Silas), and at midnight sang praises to the Lord. AMAZING! Yet that is not how Paul viewed himself. Not at all! I truly believe one of the main reasons that the Apostle Paul was so super-effective was that his life was not all about himself. He was humble. He kept a proper perspective of the Lord and a proper perspective of himself. Read again our verses and see how he thought and viewed himself. This is just what we need today. For today: The Lord is great. I am not. The Lord is high and lifted up. I am not. The Lord is God. I am certainly not. But I can serve the Lord! Folks can be too big to be used but not too small.