For
Those Who Exalt Themselves Will Be Humbled,
And
Those
Who Humble Themselves Will Be Exalted.
Scripture
Luke
14
7 When
Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit
in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this
advice:
8 “When
you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor.
What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been
invited?
9 The host
will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be
embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the
foot of the table!
10 “Instead,
take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host
sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for
you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
11 For those
who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves
will be exalted.”
Observation
“An
elephant and a mouse were walking together and came to a rickety old
wooden bridge. As they set foot on the bridge, it rumbled and shook
at the impact, making quite a disturbance. Once
they had safely reached the other side, the mouse proudly remarked,
“We really shook that bridge, didn’t we!”
I
read that story from someone's blog who was describing the humility
of Billy Graham. Billy Graham never forgot that he was a farm
boy from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. And he was amazed that
God could use him like He did.”
He knew that he was just the mouse on the rickety old wooden bridge
(taken from Jim Buchan's Blogsite).
Here
are a few quotes that I have learned to love about humility:
“Humility,
once we think we have it – we've lost it.”
I
remember hearing this quote credited to Harry Truman that says, “It
is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the
credit."
“Never
take a pat on the back unless it is way down low!” This was shared
with me by Dr. Waylon B. Moore when I was just starting out in the
ministry! In other words, Eddy, you need to be careful that you don't
let compliments go to your head and cause you to think that what was
accomplished was because of you and not because of Christ who lives
in you.
Application
I
want to always remember that I am the small mouse on the rickety old
wooden bridge.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord. One day, we will stand before You and we
will be judged for how we have lived our lives. Help me to live my
life in a way that makes You smile. Work in and through my life and
help me remember to give You the credit for any good thing that is
done through me. You alone are worthy of praise!
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 34,35,36; Luke 14
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