HUMILITY AGAIN?

I have written often on the subject of humility, and although some may grow weary of my "harping" on the subject, I believe it is something which Christians need to think about every moment, if they want to please God, and be effective in His service. Genuine humility comes from the realization that we are totally unworthy of God's love, His Mercy, and His grace. If one were to think about the ten most despicable men in history, and sincerely be able to say, "there but by the grace of God go I," then that man clearly has an understanding of how unworthy he is.

Humility produces gratitude. Gratitude produces love. Love produces obedience. Obedience produces service. Micah said it much better when he wrote, "He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God" (Mic. 6:8). Micah is saying that we need to know what God wants of us: We are to be just in our relationships with others. We are to be merciful to those who treat us unjustly. We are to remain humble before God. The Apostle Paul gave us the reason we should remain humble when he wrote, "For it is God Who worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13).

Here is a sample of what God's Word has to say about the importance of being humble:
-LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause thine ear to hear (Ps. 10:17).
-Surely He scorneth the scorners: but He giveth grace unto the lowly (Prov. 3:34).
-Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud (Prov. 16:19).
-Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him (Prov. 26:12).
-Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips (Prov. 27:2).
-A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit (Prov. 29:23).
-Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth (Matt. 5:5).
-And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted (Matt. 23:12).
-Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves (Phil. 2:3).
-Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross (Phil. 2:5-8).

A humble Christian does not need to worry about his thoughts, words, or actions; his mind will be in harmony with His mind (Phil. 2:5-8)!