Monday, November 24, 2014 Text: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” - 1 Peter 5: 6, 7 Comment: Humility is defined as the quality of being modest or respectful or the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people. No one can be a Christian without being humble. And Christ taught his disciples a great lesson in humility by washing their feet. He followed up with an exhortation to his disciples to also wash one another’s feet. (John 13:1-17) Apostle James stated that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. He added: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” (James 4:10) People of God should continue to do righteousness, even if things are difficult for them as time would come when God would lift them up by His grace. “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah 57:15) A simple but practical example of humility given by Jesus Christ is conveyed in his instruction that when we are at a wedding, (or any function) we should not chose the chief seats by ourselves but should “go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher”. This is more respectable than being asked to leave a more exalted seat for a lower one. “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted”. - Luke 14:7-11.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 01:25:55 +0000
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