Posted on 04/11/2011 6:05:41 AM PDT by Outlaw Woman
Monday, April 11
How to Be Humble
...to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. Titus 3:2
Recommended Reading 1 Peter 5:5-6
Desalinization--removing minerals from seawater, making it potable--is increasing as resources of clean water contract around the world. While the primary product of desalinization is water, there is a by-product: the 90+ minerals that are found in and removed from ocean water. As a by-product, these mineral elements--like salt--find their way into other products and processes.
There are by-products in the spiritual life as well--like humility. Although we are told in Scripture to "put on... humility" (Colossians 3:12), humility is almost always a by-product of other values or actions. As Paul wrote to Titus, when we speak well of others and are peaceable and gentle, we demonstrate humility (Titus 3:2). We find humility while on the way to being faithful servants of Jesus Christ and of our fellow man. When we give up self-will for God's will and care more about others than about ourselves, we find ourselves in the company of humility.
Just as pride appears with self-will, so humility appears when we submit to God's will. Instead of seeking humility today, seek God--and expect humility to follow.
A blossom is the beginning of fruit bearing, and submission the beginning of humility. Unknown
Read-Thru-the-Bible 1 Kings 10:14 -12:33
Good Morning
I try to make the first email I look at each morning Dr. Jeremiah’s daily devotional. If, for some reason it is not in my mailbox, I know I can come to FR and find it posted by you. Thank you and may GOD bless you.
Remarkably with the world events and our nation state I can’t say I have much humility concerning these OW. More often than not I am angered. Yet we can still remain humble before God...I have seen Him change this anger at the moment it needs to be otherwise.
Good analogy today!
(((HUGS)))
Another example of the truth of this mini-sermon is avoiding vanity and pride, that which “leadeth before a fall”, settles us naturally into humility.
"...when we speak well of others and are peaceable and gentle, we demonstrate humility (Titus 3:2). We find humility while on the way to being faithful servants of Jesus Christ and of our fellow man. When we give up self-will for God's will and care more about others than about ourselves, we find ourselves in the company of humility."
Boy, do I have some work to do!
I can be one impatient [not humble] dude at times and I believe that much of it is a result of pride.
Blessings,
SZ
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