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Your Humility Scripture Reading – Philippians 2 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) Pride is defined as a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. King Nebuchadnezzar is an example of how damaging pride can be to a person’s spirit and mind. To get a good visual of the suffering of the King, read Daniel 5:18-21 in The Message Bible. Hopefully, this is an adequate description of pride that makes us not want to travel down that path. Pride is to be avoided, at all costs. Pride breeds disunity. Humility, on the other hand, is to be sought after, at all costs. Humility creates unity. It is the path that Jesus Christ has for each one of us. According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary, humility is defined as a prominent Christian grace (Rom 12:3; 15:17,18; 1 Cor 3:5-7, 2 Cor 3:5; Phil 4:11-13). It is a state of mind well pleasing to God (1 Pet 3:4); it preserves the soul in tranquility (Psa 69:32,33), and makes us patient under trials (Job 1:22). Paul encourages the Philippians to practice humility. To walk in that humility, you have to have the mind of Jesus Christ as stated in Philippians 2:5 (NKJV), “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” If you know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and you have confessed Him as Lord of your life, you have the mind of Jesus Christ in you. Let that sink in, the mind of Jesus Christ, the son of God, is in you. It is no wonder the enemy of our soul has targeted our minds. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (AMP) says, “ For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.” Jesus Christ is our perfect example of humility. I encourage you to continue to study his life and his teachings on humility. The Book of John has several scriptures referring to Jesus’ ministry here on earth, which include John 5:19, 30, 41; 6:38; 7:16, 28; 8:28, 50. “Humility is the only soil in which the graces take root; the lack of humility is the sufficient explanation of every defect and failure. Humility is not so much a grace or virtue along with others; it is the root of all, because it alone assumes the right attitude before God and allows Him as God to do it all.” ~ Andrew Murray Life Application Questions 1. Having the mind of Christ is obviously necessary if we are to walk in humility. Are there certain scriptures that you meditate on to help you? Do you struggle in this area? 2. Another aspect of humility that Jesus Christ demonstrated very well is serving others. Who is serving you? Who are you currently serving? Is there someone or a place that you would like to start serving? 3. Commit to praying this next week for any of these areas you are struggling with and for your strengths as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deanna-fullerton/message