Serving the Lord with all humility...

Act 20:19

Mat 20:26-28 "It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, (27) and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; (28) just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

This is an area where I struggle a lot. Learning humility and how to embrace it; advance it; and cause it to supersede my huge ego. Can I get an AMEN from one or two others that may find this difficult as well?

What is HUMILITY? Humility is an essential characteristic of true piety, or of the man who is right with God. God humbles men in order to bring them to Himself. It means to be "lowly", "meek", not into one's self. Gal 6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Think about this; Since your first breath at birth, you have NEVER, EVER been away from yourself. You have been your constant companion without interruption, without pause. Scary huh? It is probably a real good idea that you and yourself get along well since you spend so much time with each other. We tend to think that the world revolves around us. That we are the center of the universe. That we are actually in charge of something. I think I hear God laughing.

Rom 12:3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

It is through this faith that I have finally come to the realization that it is not me that leads someone to the Lord, it is the Lord who places a tender soul in my path so that HE can lead HIS creation to salvation using me as HIS tool.

You and I are the dirt that was mixed with water to form the clay that the Father formed into a vessel permitting HIM to fill you with HIS will and this WILL results in the successful impart of HIS salvation.

2Co 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; 2Co 1:12 For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

So, if you have been notching your "Salvation Belt", keeping close track of the number of SOULS you have lead to the Lord, here is a dose of HUMILITY for you.

When we finally realize that we are from DIRT and to DIRT we will return; and when it dawns on us that it is HIM who arranges all our encounters, and gives us our words, then and only then can we look upon ourselves as being HUMBLE. Its all about HIM!

PRAISE YOU ALMIGHTY GOD!

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?