HUMILITY IS KEY

HUMILITY IS THE KEY

It is advisable you read the text first

📜TEXT:PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11📜

According to Philippians 2:5-11

[5]Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:[6]Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:[7]But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men[8]And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

[9]Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:[10]That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;[11]And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

🔑📖KEY VERSE: "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men" (PHILIPPIANS 2:7).

D. L. Moody was the most famous evangelist in the world in the late 1800s. People came from around the world to attend his Bible Conferences in Northfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. One year, a large group of pastors from Europe were among the attendees. They were given rooms in the dormitory of the Bible school. As was the custom in Europe, the men put their shoes outside the door of their rooms, expecting them to be cleaned and polished by servants during the night. Of course, there were no servants in the American dorms. Finding the shoes, Moody mentioned the problem to some of the students, but none of them offered to help. Without uttering another word, the great evangelist gathered the shoes and took them to his room where he began to clean and polish each pair.

In our text, Jesus is repeatedly highlighted as our perfect Model. His self-abasement and humility were emphasised. Though equal with God as co-Creator in the Godhead, He humbled Himself to the point of dying on the cross to save helpless humanity from sin and hell.

To credit oneself with any recorded feat in life is an open and flagrant repudiation of God's benevolence. Suffice it to say that it is an ungodly demonstration of pride and carnality. Success perhaps has killed more people than failure ever can. When riches increase, it intoxicates many who are thoughtless and simple. They become very proud and pompous. They could hardly find time to pray and study the Bible and talk less about attending church. They begin to travel far and wide due to the demands of their business. They attribute their success to their skills and abilities. In the end, they make a shipwreck of their faith.

We must learn humility from Christ; avoid acts of pride and self-exaltation, especially when the Lord has used us to achieve great tasks in the ministry.

✍🏽THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Christ is our perfect Example of meekness in all things.

📜THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: HEBREWS 10-13📜

*MEDITATION*

The sure path to divine exaltation

Meditatively read over the text using another translation. As you reread, observe
a. the humility of Christ,
b. how He manifested it,
c. the blessings that follow humility,
d. how it applies to you and
e. what you have to do for yourself and what God has to do for you to be humble like Christ. This is the most essential virtue that is mostly lacking among brethren:

v5. "Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility],

1. who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God as a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];

2. but emptied Himself [without renouncing or diminishing His deity, but only temporarily giving up the outward expression of divine equality and His rightful dignity] by assuming the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men [He became completely human but was without sin, being fully God and fully man].

3. After He was found in [terms of His] outward appearance as a man [for a divinely-appointed time], He humbled Himself [still further] by becoming obedient [to the Father] to the point of death, even death on a cross.

4. For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

5. so that at the name of Jesus [a]every knee shall bow [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

6. and that every tongue will confess and openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord (sovereign God), to the glory of God the Father".

Prayer points
Lord, give me willingness and love for humility🙏
Let your word convict and cleanse me from every form of pride 🙏
Do a deeper work of humility in me🙏
Sanctify your people afresh and let the mind of humility rule our minds and relationships afresh🙏

HYMN More like the Master

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