One of the earliest memory verses I remember vividly is from kindergaten days, when i hurried everyone out of the house lest i miss my sunday school teacher..(oh how time flies..) but i digress.i recited it over and over again till i got it.the verse comes from the book of James chapter 4 verse 10 "humble thyself in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up...." Being humble, being like Moses is a hard task for most of us. we may carry around a pious look of false humility while deep inside, our pride can put Jezebel to shame. we are proud for many reasons, including the sin in our hearts.we think some things/ people are beneath us, we judge others without hearing their story, we gain information about others, not to help them but to castigate them, and the list goes on. Remember Moses being give advice by his father-in-law Jethro? Here was a person who didnt understand any of what Moses was going thru in the desert with the rebellious and petty Israelites.. Jethro came thru telling him to divide the people into groups and appoint leaders for the groups, making his admin work easier. As well-meaning as Jethro may have been, he didnt start off politely, something which would have angered Moses and given him a bad attitude to anything Jethro was going to say. Moses remained meek and calm and stood to gain from the advice he received, making him a great leader of God's people.. What about us, do we have issues with pride and humility? do a self-examination(privately and honestly) and ask God to help you do His will. You will surely be lifted up..
P.S True humility doesn't consist of thinking ill of yourself but of not thinking of yourself much differently from the way you'd be apt to think of anybody else.
-Frederick Buechner
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