KEEP YOURSELF HUMBLE
Memorise: Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 1st
Peter 5:6
Read: 1st Samuel 15:17-19,
Bible in one year: Joshua 19:40-21:45, Matthew 22:15-46
Several years ago, I was on a visit to a
parish of our church in Ilesha (a town in
southwest Nigeria )
on the same day that a Bible Study service was to take place. Because I wanted
to be blessed, I sat down in the congregation waiting for the Bible Study
teacher to commence the lesson for the day. However, an overzealous usher
announced that I was around, and so that Bible Study teacher refused to teach
while I was sitting in the congregation. When he insisted, I offered to
interpret the message for him. In spite of this, he still would not teach. I
then ordered, “As the General Overseer, I command you to teach.” Not wanting to
disobey me, he started teaching, though he was uncomfortable having me as his interpreter.
It was a humorous scene, but we had a wonderful time.
One great undoing of present-day
minister is pride. Humility can be discerned from your relationship with your
superiors and subordinates. When you respect your subordinates as though they were
your superiors, you are beginning to learn the principles of a humble life.
There is nothing good that can come out of arrogance and pride: only
destruction. Some people are humble when their ministry is still modest, but
the moment they gain publicity and popularity, they become so proud and see
themselves as infallible. The same Saul that was hiding when he was being made
king started disobeying God without remorse when he becomes settled. Do you
know that a simple “I am sorry, Lord” from Eli could have saved him from being
rejected and destroyed by God? Instead, his responses to the situation at hand
showed that he was not bothered about God’s judgement (1st Samuel
3:18). Rather than asking for God to show mercy, he told God to “do as he
pleases.” May God not “do as He pleases” in your life in Jesus Name. if God is
to do as He pleases, nobody will be able to stand (Psalm 130:3). When you
clothe yourself with humility, your life becomes blessed and favoured (James
4:6&10), and you become a channel of blessing to everyone around you. Jesus
Christ, our Master and King, humbled Himself to die a shameful death
(Philippians 2:8). Let the mind of Christ be in you always. He made himself of
no reputation. He took the posture of a servant through the spirit of humility.
It is against this backdrop that God decided to exalt Him highly and gave Him a
Name that is above every other name. Pride usually goes before a fall. Pride is
excessive self-esteem. It brings about the misconception that one is better
than others. This is dangerous because God is the only one who can help you in
the fulfilment of your destiny. With humility, you can conquer the world.
Key Point
It is better for you to humble yourself
than for God to humble you.
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