THE LETTER H – HOLY HUMILITY – HAVING THE SAME VIEW GOD HAS OF YOU
【Jas4:6】But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
There was a song that played on the radio, many years ago:
It went:
Boy its hard to be humble, when your perfect in every way!
I used to laugh at that song, but let’s get this right, this is a wrong view of humility.
Humility is having God’s opinion of ourselves. So what is God’s opinion of us?
He knows we have a short life span.
Psalm 103 says this:
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
God knows that we are here today and gone tomorrow, he knows that we live for a short time and we go back to the dust. But know this, believer! Although he knows our lifespan, he still loves us and has given us eternal life through his Son I John 5.
He knows we are Sinners.
Romans 3
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
We were hell bound sinners with no human chance of redemption, But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:5-6)
He knows we are sons.
Romans 8
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
We are sons and daughters, dependent on daddy for everything.
God provides everything for us, he is our provider, our sustainer and our life giver.
He knows we are servants
Luke 17
10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
So you went out today and shared the gospel today?
You shared the gospel with your family members?
We often feel proud, oh we shared the gospel, we have done nothing that wasn’t our duty to do.
He knows our salvation is all of Him
Ephesians 2
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Our salvation is nothing to boast about, because it is nothing to do with us.
He knows our suffering
1 Peter 3
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14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
2 CORINTHIANS 12
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
When we suffer for Christ, which is our privilege, we are not to say, look at us, aren’t we amazing, look at the suffering I’m going through for the gospel.
No we see suffering as God’s tool to refine and sanctify us.
So in everything we do and are, we are agree with God view of us:
That we are as dust
That we are guilty sinners
That we are redeemed sons and daughters, dependent on our Father for everything.
That we are unworthy servants.
That we are redeemed completely by God
That we are privileged to suffer for Christ.
We have nothing at all to be proud of, we are nothing.
Without God, we can do nothing.
Once, we have that view of ourselves, God can use us.
He can and will use a person, who is completely humble and dependent on Him and him alone.
That is true HOLY HUMILITY.
GOD BLESS YOU
KK