HUMBLE YOURSELF
Memorise: Humble yourselves
in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4:10
Often times, people who receive a call from God feel
the call is demote, humiliate or reduce them. Although this not true, on the
surface, it may look that way. In Philippians 2:5-11, when Jesus received a
divine call, He had to descend from being God to becoming a man. He became a
servant who was totally sold out to His Father’s will. In the school of
disciples of the ministry I oversee, we learn that Jesus Christ took seven steps
downwards before God raised Him seven steps upwards. As far as God is
concerned, the way up first and foremost is the way down. If you want to go up,
you must first be ready to go down. No matter how ‘high’ you are when you
receive God’s call, if you are not prepared to go down, you are not yet ready
for divine promotion.
“Humble yourselves in the
sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
James 4:10
God expects you to humble yourself. It is not
something somebody else will do for you. If you fail to do this, and if God
truly loves you, He may have to so it for you. When He decides to do what you
were meant to do, it may be tougher; so simply follow the easy way by doing it
yourself. Beloved, humble yourself! Each time you humble yourself, you create space
above you for God fill. He does not need you to tell Him how to lift you up. He
knows exactly what to do because He has already figured it out even before you
were born. Just do your part. How? Give up your high looks and accept His
opinion of you. Have a change of focus. Drop that bloated view of yourself and
accept what He says you are. Stop seeing yourself as being better than your
brother because of the comparative advantage your educational qualification or
official position has given you over him. Be ready to accept any assignment. In
fact, be prepared to take assignments that appear mean, belittling and
ridiculous in comparison with what you think you are capable of. Esteem others
better than yourself – that is focus on the strengths of others and amplify
them in your mind. Be ready to give up anything for Jesus.
Action Point
Pick out five people that are
no as privileged as you. Take time to study them, identify the virtues in them,
meet them for those virtues.
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