Heavenly Humility

Humility like the darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.

Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist

Prov 15:31-33
He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who neglects discipline despises himself, but he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, and before honor comes humility. NASU

“Only those who feel little in the eyes of God, can hope to be mighty in the eyes of men,” or so said Ernest Moritz Arndt, the German Poet. Humility is one of the most valuable, yet I think, misunderstood traits of a Christian. I think humility is a tool given to us by the Holy Spirit, when we pause to hear, and listen to His wisdom, as opposed to listening to our own.

Our self-learned worldly wisdom has a loud voice, and it rules over many decisions in our lives, but the most important decisions that we make, must include the gift of humility. I have seen some with a false humility that was used as a means of selfish gain, and those that flaunt their humility in such a way as to make it almost repulsive. So what is the measuring stick of a righteous humility?

Well the measure is simple. It is love, not a self love, but a love of others. It means that you don’t spend most of your time wallowing around in the bright light of the wants of your world. It means that you make it a daily habit to pull the shades down and look into the dark corners of our world at the needs of someone else, and when you do, then you will see those heavenly guiding lights of humility…God Bless.

Pastor William