Humility, February 5

Humility, February 5

... God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
..."God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Galatians 6:14, 5:26, Philippians 4:5, James 4:6, 10, www.solascriptura.com

Father, we know that to be like Jesus is our goal and we also know that our lower nature, our flesh, often causes us to act more like a goof ball than a saint. Give us the humility we pray to allow You to overcome that which is present in all of us. You promised to do so if we but ask.

We should ask less and less for forgiveness of silly sins which make us look immature in our Spiritual journey, as we seek to be more and more like You, Jesus. If we repeatedly make the same mistakes help us examine our hearts and make the changes we need to make. Remind us all that we should not even try to make corrections without the power of the Holy Spirit being our guiding Light. Our strength is in You and if we are inclined to boast, let it be of You and Your leadership in our lives. In Your Holy name we pray, amen.

Bruce Caldwell