Remain Humble (Liz Morris)

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:6

 

I easily get caught up with trying to do things in my own strength rather than humbling myself in God’s presence and letting Him lift me up. Jesus, King of Kings, modelled humility so beautifully to us throughout His time on earth and it was a distinguishing feature of his personality to those around Him. He was never too proud to spend time with the outcasts and He never elevated Himself above others or looked down on their simple questions.

We struggle to humble ourselves before God, as it makes us feel unworthy and vulnerable and we want to feel powerful and strong. No matter what we face we can be assured that our loving Heavenly Father will protect and honour us and not trample on us when we remain humble before Him. Proverbs 15:33 says ‘Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honour’. So, it is from a place of wisdom that we humble ourselves, not grovelling, it is not a reflection that we are lowly and unworthy. In fact, Galatians 3:29 says ‘If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise’.

So, the challenge is to humble ourselves before God whilst remembering that we are heirs according to His promises. Just imagine how powerful our witness of Christ would be if we could remain humble and walk in this knowledge as we go about our everyday life’s!

Let’s pray: Heavenly Father, we humble ourselves before you. Jesus please show us how to remain humble and lead us into the fullness of the Fathers promises to us as His children. Empower our witness to those around us through your Holy Spirit’s work in us so that we can be examples to each other and those who do not yet know you. Amen

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  1. Unknown22 June 2020 at 15:16

    Now that IS a challenge: remaining humble and knowing we are heirs. Thank God we have Heavenly help and people alongside us to understand our human weaknesses and dependence on a compassionate Father, Son and Holy Spirit 😊

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