Humility

[Albert Finch]

Am I hungering and thirsting after God’s word?

　

Humility – from Latin ‘humus’ means earth or on the ground. A person who has condescended from a position of pride to lay prostate on the ground in a place of submission to almighty God.

1 Peter 5:5-6 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.

Humility implies a brokenness. What is the manifestation of brokenness? The manifestation of brokenness is hungering and thirsting after God’s word. Broken from what? The desire to run my life on my own will.

Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.

Matthew 21:44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.

Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today,’ so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

　

You have to be humble (submissive) to God’s word.

Affirmations

Every day and in every way I am becoming more wise, more prosperous, and more successful since I meditate day and night on God's Word.

My flesh longs for and my inner self thirsts for God's Word.