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SEPTEMBER 28
HUMBLE YOURSELF

Scripture: Matthew 23:12 “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”

     The text verse today teaches us about personal humility.  Where better could be learn about this Biblical humility but from the life of our Savior.  Even though He was God in the flesh, He humbled Himself.
    In John 5:19 he says that he can do nothing of himself.  In John 6:38 He say that He is not come to do His own will. In John 8:28 it says, “Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of
myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.”
    His humility was simply the surrender of Himself to God, allowing Him to do what He pleased, no matter what man around Him might say or do.  This is true humility.  This is true self-denial.  To acknowledge that self has nothing good in it and to surrender ourselves as an empty vessel that God might fill and use.  Humility is this, I am nothing, God is everything!
    If Jesus is our example, and He is, then let’s learn some ways that humility was manifest in His life and apply it to ours.  In John 8:50 Jesus said, “And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.”  Jesus manifest His humility in not seeking
His own glory.  We need to apply that to our lives as believers.  Start seeking the glory of God in all that we do and not our own glory.
    In Matthew 9:10 it says, “And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.”  His humility manifest itself in the fact that He associated with the despised and the outcasts.  He came into this world for a purpose, to save sinners.  He went where He could find them and associated with them to show them the love of God. 
     In His humility, He became obedient! Are you doing what He would have you do today!  Humble yourself, dear friend, that He might exalt you!