Humility of SELF

 

Text: 1Peter5:6 (KJV)      

Humble yourselves therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

 

Have you ever realized that we can hinder our growth due to tiny character faults, and this is mostly because of pride? It says in Proverbs that: Pride goes before a fall, so be very careful. There is always an environment that is ideal or favorable for growth, but we need to be alert. The quality of being modest is an essential Christian lifestyle. Christ, our role model, is an epitome of humility. As the begotten son of God, He came down to the earth and humbled Himself by taking the form of a servant before He was exalted. Philippians 2:8-9- And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.The secret to the top is humility. We are encouraged to be clothed with the garment of humility that is how to serve with honors. It is a selfless lifestyle that provokes heaven for elevation.

 

Friends, God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. Humility is not just anything, but it is being comfortable with who you are in the Lord. It can bring you before kings, and can also take and sustain you on the throne. Anointing can take you to the top, but the character is what can sustain you; so, do not allow the challenges and suffering of life be the source of your humility. Why go through that hard process to become humble? Proverbs 22:4- By humility and fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. Even the Lord mocks the proud, and gives grace and favour to the humble and the oppressed, which can take one to their elevation mode.Learn to recognize God's hand in everything, and you will gradually grow into humility; also learn not to ascribe the glory of any to yourself. It is indeed not you, but a supernatural enabler that is provoking that action. A humbled man is not self-centered; instead, his concern is how many shall be saved through this action.  What we are proud of actually came from him, and He also has the ability to eliminate and end it. Let us allow God to exalt us in our due season. God has our schedule, so allow the controller and creator of the universe who can do all things take over.

 

PRAYER POINT:

1.       Father, let the garment of humility be clothed all around us with visible evidence, in Jesus name

2.       Oh Lord, anywhere You have resisted us in the past because of pride may your mercy prevail, in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE:You can nurture that succulent good seed of humility and overshadow the pride,