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The wisdom of the fathers
THE NEW LIFE - HUMILITY
"And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8
"Learn of me that I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls"
Matthew 11:29.
One of the most dangerous enemies the young Christian must guard against is pride or self-exaltation. There is no sin that works more cunningly and more secretly. It knows how to penetrate into everything, into our service for God, our prayers, and even into our humility. Self-exaltation can extract the nutrients out of even the smallest thing in earthly life and the holiest thing in spiritual life.
The Christian must therefore be on his guard against it. He must listen to what the Scriptures teach about it and about the humility by which it is driven out.
Man was created to have part in the glory of God. He obtains this by surrendering himself to the glorification of God. The more he seeks the glory of God to be his only trait, the more of this glory he will know for himself. The more he forgets and loses himself--desiring to be nothing so that God may be all and be alone glorified--the happier he will be.
Because of sin this design has been thwarted. Man seeks himself and his own will. Grace has come to restore what sin has corrupted. Grace will bring man to glory if he will deny himself and live solely for the glory of God. Jesus is the example of this humility or lowliness. He gave no thought to Himself--He gave Himself over wholly to glorify the Father.
He who wants to be freed from self-exaltation must not consider obtaining it by striving against its mere workings. No, pride must be driven out and kept out by humility. The Spirit of life in Christ, the Spirit of His lowliness, will work in us true humility.
He will most often use the Word to bring about this sense of humility. We understand that it is by the Word that we are cleansed from sin. It is by the Word that we are sanctified and filled with the love of God.
Now observe what the Word says about this point. It speaks of God's dislike of pride and the punishment that comes with it. It gives the most glorious promises to the humble. In almost every Epistle, humility is commended to Christians as one of the first virtues. The most important characteristic which Jesus seeks to impress upon His disciples is humility. His whole incarnation and redemption have their roots in His humiliation.
(by Andrew Murray)
THE NEW LIFE - HUMILITY
"And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8
"Learn of me that I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls"
Matthew 11:29.
One of the most dangerous enemies the young Christian must guard against is pride or self-exaltation. There is no sin that works more cunningly and more secretly. It knows how to penetrate into everything, into our service for God, our prayers, and even into our humility. Self-exaltation can extract the nutrients out of even the smallest thing in earthly life and the holiest thing in spiritual life.
The Christian must therefore be on his guard against it. He must listen to what the Scriptures teach about it and about the humility by which it is driven out.
Man was created to have part in the glory of God. He obtains this by surrendering himself to the glorification of God. The more he seeks the glory of God to be his only trait, the more of this glory he will know for himself. The more he forgets and loses himself--desiring to be nothing so that God may be all and be alone glorified--the happier he will be.
Because of sin this design has been thwarted. Man seeks himself and his own will. Grace has come to restore what sin has corrupted. Grace will bring man to glory if he will deny himself and live solely for the glory of God. Jesus is the example of this humility or lowliness. He gave no thought to Himself--He gave Himself over wholly to glorify the Father.
He who wants to be freed from self-exaltation must not consider obtaining it by striving against its mere workings. No, pride must be driven out and kept out by humility. The Spirit of life in Christ, the Spirit of His lowliness, will work in us true humility.
He will most often use the Word to bring about this sense of humility. We understand that it is by the Word that we are cleansed from sin. It is by the Word that we are sanctified and filled with the love of God.
Now observe what the Word says about this point. It speaks of God's dislike of pride and the punishment that comes with it. It gives the most glorious promises to the humble. In almost every Epistle, humility is commended to Christians as one of the first virtues. The most important characteristic which Jesus seeks to impress upon His disciples is humility. His whole incarnation and redemption have their roots in His humiliation.
(by Andrew Murray)
is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
Moses was humble.Moses did not let authority go to his head. I think , when a man receives a little authority, his humility—or lack thereof—quickly becomes evident.