HUMI

LITY

Humi
li
tyi
sthequalit
yofnotbeingproudbecauseyouareawareofyourbadqual
i
ties.Humil
i
ty
i
sanessent
ialchar
acter
ist
icf
orfol
lowersofChri
st.TheBi
bledefi
neshumil
it
yas"thefearof
t
heLor
d"(pr
overbs22:4)
.

"Ther
efor
e,humbleyoursel
vesundert
hemi ghtyhandofGod,thatHemayexalty
ouinduet
ime,
casti
ngal
lyourcareuponHim,forHecaresforyou"(
1Peter
5:5-7)
.InRomans12:
3Paul
exhort
edhisr
eaderstonotthi
nkmorehighlyofthemsel
vesthantheyoughtt
obutvi
ewand
conductt
hemselveswit
hhumi l
i
ty.

Chri
stsettheul ti
mateexampl eofhumi l
itybysubmi tti
nghi mselft
olif
eonear t
handthendeath
onthecrossonbehal fofsi
nners.Humi l
it
yi sakeyf actorinone'ssal
vati
on.Onecannotbe
savedbythegospel unti
lhehumbl eshi
msel finobedi encetoit.I
nthesermonont hemount
Jesussaid,"Blessedarethepoori nspi
rit
, f
ortheir
si sthekingdom ofheaven"(Matt
hew5: 3)
.
ThoughJesust aughtHisdisci
plesmanyl essonsonhumi li
ty,suchasinMatthew20:20-
28.
Neari
ngtheendofhi slif
eonear th,t
oil
lustrat
et hehumi li
tytheyneededtohave,Hestooped
andwashedt heirf
eet.Si
nceHewast heirmast er,
Hecoul dhav edemandedsuchanact ionof
them,butinsteadHeper for
medt hi
slowlytaskont hem.

Godst il
lresiststheproudandonl ygiv
esgr acetothehumbl e.Wemustnotbef il
l
edwi t
hpride
butr at
herwi thhumili
ty,servi
ngtheLordandmi nister
ingtotheneedsofot hers.Wemust
patternouract ionst
ot heexampl eofJesus,Hehumbl edhimselfincomingt oearth,
taki
ngon
theform ofmanandbecomi ngtheservantofal
l(Phil
lipi
ans2:5-
8).Letusbewi ll
i
ngt osubmit
tothewi l
l ofGodi nallt
hings.Iti
sonlythenthatwewi llbeconsi
deredgreatinthekingdom of
heav enandgr eatintheey esofGod.