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Sharon

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11/05/2015 05:48

Humility

In Luke when asked to a wedding, it says not to sit down in the highest room lest a more honorable man comes and you will be asked to take to the lowest room. But sit down in the lowest room (humility) and you may be asked to go up higher. Luke 14:11 says, “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” The Moffat Bible says, “For everyone who uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.”

We need to keep our head low in humility, and humble ourselves before God. Be willing to do whatever is asked of us in the service of God. The man with his head held low in humility cannot fall. He will be aware of every step he is taking.




 
MaryBeth

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11/05/2015 06:43

Re: Humility

Yes, here again, another lesson that emphasizes the importance of humility! And when you think about it - what causes man (and remember only in belief) to fall from his high estate? "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."! (Proverbs)



 
deder

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11/05/2015 10:28

Re: Humility

We are often reminded in this church never to seek a position, it is God who does the appointing and the only way to accept a God-appointed position is with sincere humility. In doing so we have security in our place, then the only one who can "...say to thee, Give this man place..." Luke 14:9 is God, and He always moves us on to something better (to a higher place) and not to the lowest room, to continue to humbly serve Him.
By learning this, I'm finding that humility is its own reward.




 
Florence

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11/05/2015 11:33

Re: Humility

Beautiful posts! thank you all. I like what is in the lesson from Obadiah; what, perfect response to pride: Obadiah 3 :3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Simply to never think we are above others or apart from God; but like our great exemplar, walk humbly, our hand in His, like a “son” who knows his place. We have been given a place with our Father-Mother which we must humbly accept and cherish.

Edited by Florence - 11/05/2015 11:51




 
Susanne

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11/06/2015 09:14

Re: Humility

One cannot have too many reminders to walk humbly with God. Beautifully expressed, thank you!



 
barbw

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11/07/2015 12:55

Re: Humility

Years ago a Bible verse to humble oneself, I don't recall which one, came to me very insistently. I was very perplexed as to why this came, since at the time I thought nearly everyone else was better than I was. Wasn't that enough humility? Well, of course that is not true humility, and a fellow Christian Scientist I consulted said, humble yourself before God, not man, which was correct and perfectly answered my question.