Humility II

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Faith gets the most; love works the most;but humility keeps the most.

The beginning of greatness is to be little; the increase of greatness is to be less; theperfection of greatness is to be nothing.

Isaiah 23:9 KJV The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to ringinto !onte"pt all the honourale of the earth#

$aa%%u% 2:& KJV 'ehold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in hi": ut the (ust shall li)e y his faith# My physics studies tell me that the higher an object's center of gravity is, the more unstable it is. So it iswith a lifted soul. As a hoisted flag is never tranquil so a lifted soul is never upright.

*!!lesiastes 2:9 KJV +o I as great, and in!reased "ore than all that ere efore "e inJerusale": also "y isdo" re"ained ith "e#

e great ut retaining the "ee%ness of isdo"#

When you do it, it's called HUMBLING, when God does it, it's calledHUMILIATING.

Seek HUMILITY1. by reading through the Bible all your days - continually.2. learning the fear of the Lord.3. keep all the Words you read and do them.

Deuterono"y -.:-/021 KJV -/ nd it shall e, hen he sitteth upon the throne of his %ingdo", that he shall rite hi" a !opy

of this la in a oo% out of that which is efore the priests the Le)ites:-9 nd it shall e ith hi", and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he "ay learn to

fear the LORD his od, to %eep all the ords of this la and these statutes, to do the":21 That his heart e not lifted up ao)e his rethren, and that he turn not aside fro" the

!o""and"ent, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he "ay prolong his days in his%ingdo", he, and his !hildren, in the "idst of Israel#

The pride a "an !arries ser)es to testifyy against hi" in the !ourts of od# It4s li%e !herishing aserpent in your oso", for soon it ill sin% it4s fangs into you#$osea 5:5 KJV nd the pride of Israel doth testify to his fa!e: therefore shall Israel and *phrai"fall in their ini6uity7 Judah also shall fall ith the"#$osea 5:5 8LT The arrogan!e of Israel testifies against her7 she ill stu"le under her load ofguilt# Judah, too, ill fall ith her#

Fool-proof way of seeking humility Not minding high things8i!ode"us John 3:-2The in)ited guest parale, ro)# 25:;, e#g# $igh %noledge Deut 29:29, 2


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Da)id4s to points in one the" sa# -3-, ring "e to point to#

Becoming like a child=atthe -/, lu%e -., sa# -3-

Reading the WordDeut# -.:-& !f# Jer# 9:23, sa# --9:2&

er!ing" like the #ordJohn -3

>ro)ers -/:-2? 'efore destru!tion the heart of "an is haughty, and efore honour is hu"ility#

@ephaniah 2:90-1 KJV 9 Therefore as I li)e, saith the LORD of hosts, the od of Israel, +urely =oa shall e as +odo",

and the !hildren of ""on as o"orrah, even the reeding of nettles, and saltpits, and aperpetual desolation: the residue of "y people shall spoil the", and the re"nant of "ypeople shall possess the"#

-1 This shall they ha)e for their pride, e!ause they ha)e reproa!hed and "agnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts#

ride attra!ts a li%e punish"ent as +odo" either here or in the Aorld to !o"e# +odo" fell first

and fore"ostly due to her pride# *Be%iel -;:&9

That no flesh should glory in $is presen!e# -


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nd Joseph said unto the", &o not interpretations belong to odC tell "e them, I pray you#

enesis &-:-50-; >KJV?>enesis &-:-5? nd haraoh said unto Joseph, I ha)e drea"ed a drea", and there is none that !aninterpret it: and I ha)e heard say of thee, that thou !anst understand a drea" to interpret it# >enesis &-:-;? nd Joseph ansered haraoh, saying, %t is not in "e: od shall gi)e haraoh ananser of pea!e#

Daniel 2:2;029 >KJV?>Daniel 2:2;? The %ing ansered and said to Daniel, hose na"e was 'elteshaBBar, rt thou ale to"a%e %non unto "e the drea" hi!h I ha)e seen, and the interpretation thereofC >Daniel 2:2.?Daniel ansered in the presen!e of the %ing, and said, The se!ret hi!h the %ing hath de"anded!annot the ise men, the astrologers, the "agi!ians, the soothsayers, she unto the %ing7 >Daniel2:2/? 'ut there is a od in hea)en that re)ealeth se!rets, and "a%eth %non to the %ing8eu!hadneBBar hat shall e in the latter days# Thy drea", and the )isions of thy head upon thy

ed, are these7 >Daniel 2:29? s for thee, O %ing, thy thoughts !a"e into thy mind upon thy ed, hat should !o"e to pass hereafter: and he that re)ealeth se!rets "a%eth %non to thee hatshall !o"e to pass#

s!rie the greatness to od ot %n under(rating o)irselves. *umility doth no more require that awise man thin" his "nowledge equal with a fool's,or ignorant man's, than that a sound man ta"e himself to be sic". %f a man does not ta"e notice of that e)cellency and perfection that is in himself, howcanhe be than"ful to od, who is the author of all e)cellency and perfection+ ay, if a man hath toomean an opinion of himself, it will render himunserviceable both to od and man.

hat do you esteem yourself before od+ &oubtless nothing. %t is no great humility in a fly to esteem itself nothing in comparison to a mountain! nor for a drop of water to hold itself nothing incomparison of the sea! nor for a spar" of fire to hold itself nothing in respect of the sun. -ut humilityconsists in not esteeming ourselves above others, and in not desiring to be so esteemed by others.

Those persons who do most good are

least conscious of it. The man who has but a

single virtue or charity is very much like the hen

that has but one chicken. That solitary chicken

calls forth an amount of clucking and scratching

that a whole brood seldom causes.-H.W. Beecher

Pride loves to climb up, not as Zaccheus

to see Christ, but to be seen himself. "The fool"

(Solomon tells us) "hath no delight in understanding,

but that his heart may discover itself." Pridewould be somebody, and therefore comes abroad to

court the multitude, whereas humility delights in

privacy ; as the leaves do cover and shade the fruits,

that some hand must gently lift them up before they

can see the fruit : so should humility and a holy

modesty conceal the perfections of the soul, till a

hand of Providence by some call invites them out.

— Gurnall, 1617-1679.

*umility has with it the weight of wisdom while pride has the light(headedness of unprofitability.

True goodness is proved like true balm ;

for as balm, when dropped into water, if it sinks

and rests at the bottom is accounted the most excellent

and precious ; so, would you know whether a

man be truly wise, learned, or generous, observewhether his qualifications tend to liumility, modesty,

and submission, for then they shall be good indeed ;

but if they swim on the surface, and strive to

appear above water, they shall be so much the less


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true in the same proportion as they appear.

—De Sales.

Good beans are those that will sink to the bottom while poor/ defective/ low-rent/ cut-rate ones will float. Groundedness is a principle virtue.

It is the foundation of Christian character.

As a building is so much the stronger as

the groundwork of the same is laid deeper : even

so the groundwork of Christian philosophy is unfeigned

humility, and the deeper the same is settled

in our hearts, the surer and more permanent will

the building of our religion be. — Cawdray, 1609.A heart full of pride is but a vessel fullof air ; this self-opinion must be blown out of

us before saving knowledge be poured into us.

Humility is the knees of the soul, and to that

posture the Lamb will open the book ; but pridestands upon tiptoes, as if she would snatch the

book out of Christ's hand and unclasp it herself.

The first lesson of a Christian is humility ; and hethat hath not learned the first lesson is not fit to

take out a new. — Adams, 1653.Humility is the first lesson we learn from

reflection, and self-distrust the first proof we give of

having obtained a knowledge of ourselves.

— Zimmermann, 1728-1795.True humility, the basis of the Christian

system, is the low, but deep and firm, foundation

of all real virtue. Burke, 1728-1797.

It qualifies us for the reception of grace,

(2955.) God promises His grace to the humble,and therefore there must be something in humility

that disposes men for grace. Tliis heavenly rain inthis differs from the natural, that it falls chiefly in

the lower places, whereas that falls indifferently.

But herein, however, it resembles the natural rain,

that however it falls, yet it stays and lodges in the

lower grounds, in the valleys, which also is the

chief place for springs and fountains, according to

that observation of the Psalmist :"He sendeth the

springs into the valleys, which run among the hills."

Now to these valleys, both St. Austin and St. Bernardcompare the humble and low-spirited man. So

St. Austin :"If they are humble, they are valleys,

they take what is infused and do not let it go. If

water falls upon a high place, it runs down and

falls off ; but if upon a concavous and low place,

it is there received, and there it stands." He might

have further added, — and enriches it, and makes itfruitful. And so it is with the hearts of humble men, those spiritual valleys, they receive the grace

of God and keep it (there being nothing in thespirit of humility that is offensive to the Spirit of

God, that grieves or provokes Him to depart)and being thus under the standing and remaining

influences of the dew of heaven, they grow fruitful

with it, and abound in every good word and work ;

and so, as the Psalmist says, " The valleys also are

covered over with corn ; they shout for joy." — Norris, 1707.

It is the life of prayer.

(2958.) Well, Christian, if thou wouldst keep

thy soul awake, take heed thou losest not the sense

of thy wants. Begging is the poor man's trade ;

when thou beginnest to conceit thyself rich, thenthou wilt be in danger of ceasing to beg, that is, to

pray. — Gurnall, 1617-1679.


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It is the safeguard of all the virtues.

Humility is the chain of the chaplet of

all the virtues. — Vianney.Humility is not only a virtue in itself, but

a vessel to contain other virtues : like embers,

which keep the fire alive that is hidden under it. — Adams, 1653.

He looks at his superiors without envy, andhis inferiors without contempt

The humble know it is much easier to obey

than govern, and that the valleys are the most fruitful

grounds, and that it is the cedars and mountain

trees that are blown down, and not the shrubs, and

that a low condition affordeth not only more safety,

but more leisure and quietness to converse with

God, and that it is a mercy that others may beemployed in his preservation,, and keeping the walls,

and watching the house, while he may follow his

work in quietness and peace ; and therefore willingly

payeth honour and tribute to whom it is due. — Baxter^ 1615-1691.

It makes men useful.

The boughs which are best laden with

fruit hang downwards, and we can with the most

ease gather the fruit from them ; high trees are

commonly fruitless, and what grows on them is

hard to come by ; it hangs so high above our reach.

So have we more good of the humble, as who havemost good in them, and do communicate it to us.

Such as are proud have for the most part least true

good in them, or look so high, that the fruit they

bear cannot be reached by God's poor people. — Bayne, 1618.

HOW IT IS TO BE ATTAINED.Let us bring ourselves to greater lights

than our own ; that is, oft come into the company

of those that have greater grace than ourselves.The stars give no light when the sun is up. Thestars are something in the night, but they are nothing

in the day. And tliose that are conceited of

their own excellences, when they come into the

presence and company, and converse with those

that are better than themselves, their spirits fall

down, they are abased. — Sibbes, 1577-1635.A sight of God's glory humbles : Elijahwrapped his face in a mantle when God's glory

passed by. "Now mine eye seeth Thee, whereforeI abhor myself" (Job xlii. 5). The stars vanish

when the sun appears. — Watson, 1696.The creature never appears so pitiful and

inconsiderable as when it views itself with one eye,

and its Creator with the other.

Everything is more apparent as it stands comparedwith its opposite. Man is but a weak and a

contemptible thing at the best ; but much more

contemptible, if compared to an angel, and yet infinitely

and inconceivably more despicable must he

be, if compared to God. A glowworm signifies littleif compared but to a candle ; but set it before the

stars, consider it in emulation with the sun and

the ruling lights of heaven, and what a silly ridiculous

thing must it appear !

While men consider nothing but themselves, they

may grow proud and conceited : for little things

may be valued by those who never saw greater.


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He that never saw the day, may admire and doteupon his lamp. But consideration and experience

of great things reduces and degrades little

matters to their own proper dimensions. "Those

that measure themselves by themselves" (says the

apostle) "are not wise." For when we make a

thing its own measure, it is impossible to discoverany defect in it. But bring it to another thing that

excels and outshines it, and then we shall quickly

see how much a tree is taller than a shrub, and aroyal palace greater and nobler than a countrycottage.

Men are enamoured with their own reason ; but

let them compare it with omniscience, and it is

nothing. They perhaps value themselves upon their

dominion over these inferior things ; but what is

all their grandeur to the royalty and universal

empire of Providence ? what is their policy to the

wisdom of Him that governs the world and '' charges

the very angels with folly ? " It is impossible for a

man that frequently and seriously thinks of Godto value himself. South, 1633-1716.

Persons pray that they may be humble.

Here is a big, strong man who, in the morning,

prays that he may be humble through the day ; and

in order to make it more effectual, while kneeling

he puts his head clear down in his chair ; and inorder to make it still more effectual, he talks in an

ofiicial voice. When his prayer is finished, he gets

up and straightens himself, and goes to his store,

and storms about his business. He is not going to

see things go to rack and ruin because nobody feels

responsible. And the man quite forgets his prayer.

He leaves that for God to take care of. When he

comes home at night he has some mournful feelings

about the way in which he has conducted himself

through the day. And the next morning he prays

for humility again. The experience of the previous

day is repeated. At night his feelings are mellowed

down once more (for men almost always have the

grace of humility when they are sleepy); and so

he gets through another night.

Now, the fault did not lie in the fact that the

man prayed God to make iiim humble. The fault

lay in this, that he thought the prayer relieved him

from the responsibility of training himself—from

the necessity of the yoke and the harness. Men

pray for meekness, and yet when they are brought

into circumstances which call for the exercise of

meekness they forget their prayer. —Beechc\er.

When the corn is nearly ripe it bows the

head and stoops lower than when it was green.

When the people of God are near ripe for heaven,

they grow more humble and self-denying than in

the days of their first profession. The longer a

saint grows in the world, the better he is still acquainted

with his own heart and his obligations to

God ; both of which are very humbling things.

Paul had one foot in heaven when he called himself

the chiefest of sinners and least of saints.

A Christian in the progress of his knowledge and

grace is like a vessel cast into the sea — the more

it fills, the deeper it sinks. — Flavel, 1 630-1 691.

ITS COUNTERFEITS.

Many are humbled that arc not humble ;many are cast down that have proud hearts still, as

Pharaoh had. — Sibbes, 1577-1635.Let iron be broken into pieces, yet still it

remains hard : so, a heart may be broken in pieces,

and yet remain hard and unhumbled. But true

humility is, when the soul is melted, so as to run

into this gospel mould ; so as to receive Christ, and

walk in Him. Erskine, 1685-1752.

ITS WISDOM.


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Let us acquire that height which comes

by humility. Let us look into the nature of human

things, that we may kindle with the longing desire

of the things to come ; for in no other way is it

possible to become humble, except by the love of

wliat is divine, and the contempt of what is present.

For just as a man on the point of obtaining a kingdom,

if, instead of that purple robe, one offers him

some trivial compliment, will count it to be nothing ;

so shall we also laugh to scorn all things present, ifwe desire that other sort of honour.

Do ye not see the children, when in their play

they make a band of soldiers, and heralds precede

them, and lictors, and a boy marches in the midst

in the general's place, how childish it all is ?

Just such are all human affairs. Yea, and more

worthless than these : to-day they are, and tomorrow

they are not. Let us therefore be above

these things ; and let us not only not desire them,

but even be ashamed if any one hold them forth to

us. For thus casting out the love of these things,

we shall possess that other love which is Divine,

and shall enjoy immortal glory. — Chrysostom, 347-407.

Remember, therefore, that though thou bea vessel of mercy, it is the fountain that filleth thee,

and not thyself. Thou canst scarce more dishonourthy qualifications and actions, and consequently

thyself, than to say they are thine own, and originally

from thyself. For sure all that is thine,

and from thee, will be like thee ; and therefore

must be weak and bad as thou art. Whenever

therefore thou gloriest in thy graces, do it but as

the beggar glorieth in his alms, that ascribes all to

the giver ; or as the patient glorieth in his cure, that

ascribeth all to God and the physician ; or as a

condemned rebel doth glory in a pardon, which he

ascribeth to the mercy of his prince. — Baxter, 1615-1691.

ITS REWARDS.1. The inheritance of the earth (Matt. v. 5.)

To be humble to superiors is duty; toequals, is courtesy ; to inferiors, is nobleness ; and

to all, safety ; it being a virtue that, for all her lowliness,

commandeth those souls it stoops to.Sir T. More, 1480-1535.

Pardon.

Humility is a gracious herb, and allays

the wrath of God ; whereas pride provokes it. It

is recorded of an English king, Edward I., thatbeing exceeding angry with a servant of his, in

the sport of hawking, he threatened him sharply.

The gentleman answered, It was well there was a

river between them. Hereat the king, more incensed,

spurred his horse into the depth of theriver, not without extreme danger of his life, the

water being deep, and the banks too steep and high

for his ascending. Yet at last recovering land, with

his sword drawn he pursues the servant, who rodeas fast from him. But finding himself too ill-horsed

to outride the angiy king, he reined, lighted, and

on his knees exposed his neck to the blow of the

king's sword. The king no sooner saw this but he

put up his sword, and would not touch him. Adangerous water could not withhold him from

violence ; yet his servant's submission did soon

pacify him. ^Yhiles man flies stubbornly from God,

He that rides upon the wings of the wind' postsafter him with the sword of vengeance drawn. But

when dust and ashes humbles himself, and stands

to His mercy, the wrath of God is soon appeased. — Adams, 1653.


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$salms %%&'%-(. If it be such condescension for God to behold things in heaven andearth, what an amazing condescension was it for the Son of God to come fromheaven to earth, and take our nature upon him, that he might seek and save themthat were lost *ere, indeed, he humbled himself.

hilippians 2:50. >KJV?>hilippians 2:5? Let this "ind e in you, hi!h as also in hilippians 2:;? Aho, eingin the for" of od, thought it not roery to e e6ual ith od: >hilippians 2:.? 'ut "ade hi"selfof no reputation, and too% upon hi" the for" of a ser)ant, and as "ade in the li%eness of "en:

Isaiah 5:2- KJV Aoe unto them that are ise in their on eyes, and prudent in their on sight

*umility, that low, sweet root

rom which all heavenly virtues shoot.#Thomas Moore

*earing the Scriptures births the fear of od.

Deuterono"y 3-:--0-3 KJV -- Ahen all Israel is !o"e to appear efore the LORD thy od in the pla!e hi!h he shall !hoose,

thou shalt read this la efore all Israel in their hearing#-2 ather the people together, "en, and o"en, and !hildren, and thy stranger that is ithin thy

gates, that they "ay hear, and that they "ay learn, and fear the LORD your od, and oser)eto do all the ords of this la:

-3 nd that their !hildren, hi!h ha)e not %non any thing, "ay hear, and learn to fear theLORD your od, as long as ye li)e in the land hither ye go o)er Jordan to possess it#

Isaiah 2:-- KJV The lofty loo%s of "an shall e hu"led, and the haughtiness of "en shall e oed don, and the LORD alone shall e eEalted in that day#

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glory of his "a(esty#

Isaiah 2:-- KJV The lofty loo%s of "an shall e hu"led, and the haughtiness of "en shall e oed don, and the LORD alone shall e eEalted in that day#

Isaiah 2:-2 KJV For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon e)ery one that is proud and lofty,and upon e)ery one that is lifted up7 and he shall e rought lo:

Isaiah 2:-3 KJV nd upon all the !edars of Leanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all theoa%s of 'ashan,

Isaiah 2:-& KJV nd upon all the high "ountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

Isaiah 2:-5 KJV nd upon e)ery high toer, and upon e)ery fen!ed all,

Isaiah 2:-; KJV nd upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pi!tures#

Isaiah 2:-. KJV nd the loftiness of "an shall e oed don, and the haughtiness of "en shall e "ade lo: and the LORD alone shall e eEalted in that day#

Isaiah 2:-/ KJV nd the idols he shall utterly aolish#

Isaiah 2:-9 KJV nd they shall go into the holes of the ro!%s, and into the !a)es of the earth, forfear of the LORD, and for the glory of his "a(esty, hen he ariseth to sha%e terrily the earth#

Isaiah 2:21 KJV In that day a "an shall !ast his idols of sil)er, and his idols of gold, hi!h they"ade each one for hi"self to orship, to the "oles and to the ats7

Isaiah 2:2- KJV To go into the !lefts of the ro!%s, and into the tops of the ragged ro!%s, for fear ofthe LORD, and for the glory of his "a(esty, hen he ariseth to sha%e terrily the earth#

The do)e is not only the epito"e of hu"ility, "ee%ness, de)otion purity, and !hastity7 it is also

the !onstant e"le" of pea!e and re!on!iliation# It is held efore us in $oly +!ripture as the type,

pi!ture, and sy"ol of pea!e, G of !ts 2?# This is eEa!tly hat as sy"oliBed in our LordHs aptis" >=at# 3:-30

-.?# nd hen the ti"e of lo)e !o"es for the !alling of


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them, will there+0

%t's so true. The nearer we come to /hrist the less others see of us and the more they see of /hrist.

*+pound Thishilippians 2:50/ KJV 5 Let this "ind e in you, hi!h as also in enesis &-:-;? nd Joseph ansered haraoh, saying, %t is not in "e: od shall gi)e haraoh ananser of pea!e#

Daniel 2:2;031 >KJV?>Daniel 2:2;? The %ing ansered and said to Daniel, hose na"e was 'elteshaBBar, rt thou ale to"a%e %non unto "e the drea" hi!h I ha)e seen, and the interpretation thereofC >Daniel 2:2.?Daniel ansered in the presen!e of the %ing, and said, The se!ret hi!h the %ing hath de"anded!annot the ise men, the astrologers, the "agi!ians, the soothsayers, she unto the %ing7 >Daniel2:2/? 'ut there is a od in hea)en that re)ealeth se!rets, and "a%eth %non to the %ing8eu!hadneBBar hat shall e in the latter days# Thy drea", and the )isions of thy head upon thy

ed, are these7 >Daniel 2:29? s for thee, O %ing, thy thoughts !a"e into thy mind upon thy ed, hat should !o"e to pass hereafter: and he that re)ealeth se!rets "a%eth %non to thee hatshall !o"e to pass# >Daniel 2:31? 'ut as for "e, this se!ret is not re)ealed to "e for any isdo" thatI ha)e "ore than any li)ing, ut for their sa%es that shall "a%e %non the interpretation to the%ing, and that thou "ightest %no the thoughts of thy heart#

Jesus didn4t deny $is odhood, $e4d ha)e een a liar# $e a!%noledged it, ut di)ested $i"selfof all it4s due pri)ileges# John 5, John -3:-3#

Ahat sets $i" apart is that $e had all that and yet still !hose to ser)e#

John -3:-30-. >KJV?>John -3:-3? e !all "e =aster and Lord: and ye say ell7 for so I a"# >John -3:-&? If I then, your Lordand =aster, ha)e ashed your feet7 ye also ought to ash one another4s feet# >John -3:-5? For I ha)egi)en you an eEa"ple, that ye should do as I ha)e done to you# >John -3:-;? Verily, )erily, I say unto

you, The ser)ant is not greater than his lord7 neither he that is sent greater than he that sent hi"# >John -3:-.? If ye %no these things, happy are ye if ye do the"#

>Lu%e 22:2.? For hether is greater, he that sitteth at "eat, or he that ser)ethC is not he that sittethat "eatC ut I a" a"ong you as he that ser)eth#

*umility will at(times consist in you not using your rights.

1aul had to ma"e such a decision.

2esus gave up these rights.


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3ou have a right to this. 4"ay. True. -ut deny yourself. And Serve.

Ta"e not your rights something to be eagerly grasped.

Start at v.5.

All men are tempted to ta"e a census#that is, to number their own virtues, graces, accomplishments,resources, and thus draw the heart away from od. -ut what ground can there be for our counting or forour pride+ Are we proud of our talents+ -ut what have we that we have not received from od+ Are we proud of our wisdom or "nowledge+ A bric" falls on our head, a machine stri"es us on the street, and thenwhere is the vaunted "nowledge of the mind + Are we proud of our beauty+ A wasting sic"ness smites us,and then where is beauty+ Are we proud of our riches+ A revolution brea"s out in the country, and thenwhat are our riches+

The truly humble man does not "now he is humble6 Moses wist not that the s"in of his face shone.

Walk an exta !ile with hi! that co!"els you.

I# you #iend calls you an ass, "ut a saddle on you$ack.

>!ts 21:-9? +er)ing the Lord ith all hu"ility of "ind, and ith "any tears, and te"ptations, hi!h efell "e y the lying in ait of the Jes: Most of us don't struggle with pride of the e)ternala, we have nothing materially to boast of. but we have pride of intellect, of the mind. As 7ucifer, %sa. 8968:ff, 0...thou hast said in thine heart...0

1aul reached a place of serving the 7rd with all humility of mind.

-e of a humble mind... the *umble mind. 1hil. :6;ff

1aul therein tal"s of the humble actions of our 7ord but he does that by starting from a humbled mindset. Serving the 7ord with all humility of mind.

hoever will be great among you, let him be your minister!and whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant6even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but tominister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

%f a man thin"eth himself to be something, when he isnothing, he deceiveth himself. % say, to every man that isamong you, not to thin" of himself more highly than he ought to thin"! but to thin" soberly, according as od hath dealt toevery man the measure of faith. hen ye shall have done all thethings which are commanded you, say, e are unprofitableservants6 we have done that which it was our duty to do.

4ur rejoicing is this, . . . that in simplicity and godly

sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of od, wehave behaved ourselves in the world e have this treasure inearthen vessels, that the e)cellence of the power may be of od,and not from us.

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>2 +a"uel 22:2/? nd the affli!ted people thou ilt sa)e: ut thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou "ayest ring them don#

&on't ta"e yourself to heights, let od set you there... *e's *e that raises.

>2 +a"uel 22:3&? $e "a%eth "y feet li%e hinds4 feet : and setteth "e upon "y high pla!es#

>2 +a"uel 23:-? 8o these be the last ords of Da)id# Da)id the son of Jesse said, and the "an who

was raised up on high, the anointed of the od of Ja!o, and the seet psal"ist of Israel, said, >2 +a"uel 22:3;? Thou hast also gi)en "e the shield of thy sal)ation: and thy gentleness hath "ade"e great#

Pride gets into the coach, and shame

mounts behind.

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all

thou owest, all thou hast, nor all

thou canst.

To be proud of knowledge, is to be

blind with light; to be proud of

virtue, is to poison yourself with

the antidote.

Boasting Ahen +atan gets you to oast, ad)ertise and noise aroad herein thy great strength lieth, it4s sothat he "ight ind you right and affli!t you#

>Judges -;:;? nd Delilah said to +a"son, Tell "e, I pray thee, herein thy great strength lieth, and hereith thou "ightest e ound to affli!t thee# aul !hooses rather to glory in infir"ities, in his nothingness#

>2 KJV?>- +a"uel 2:.? The LORD "a%eth poor, and "a%eth ri!h: he ringeth lo, and lifteth up# >- +a"uel2:/? $e raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the eggar fro" the dunghill, to setthem a"ong prin!es, and to "a%e the" inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD4+, and he hath set the orld upon the"#

GRACE shines brightest through the

veil of humility. A fit emblem of hu-

mility is the violet: it hangs its head

low, but is known by its sweet scent.

hen the silkworm weaves her curious work, she hides herself

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silk, and is not seen: -when we have

done our best, we must be hidden ones,

and transfer all the glory to God.

sal"s .-:2- KJV Thou shalt in!rease "y greatness, and !o"fort "e on e)ery side#

alatians 5:2; KJV Let us not e desirous of )ain glory, pro)o%ing one another, en)ying oneanother#

Great estates may venture more;

little boats must keep near shore.

%t is the bough most richly laden with fruit that bends downwards, and hangs the lowest. So those/hristians who have the richest gifts and are favored with the greatest usefulness thin" the most lowly ofthemselves, and hide their gifts and graces and usefulness deepest in the shadow of /hrist's cross, and arethe best prepared for the lowliest service of love to the saints.

4n the contrary, humility, disposes a person to a condescending behavior to the mee"est and lowest, andto treat inferiors with courtesy and affability, as being sensible of his own wea"ness and despicablenessbefore od.

In the !reature, hu"ility is the onething needed to allo od4s holiness to dell in hi" and shine through hi"# InJesus, the $oly One of od ho "a%es us holy, a di)ine hu"ility as the se!retof $is life and $is death and $is eEaltation7 the one infallile test of our holiness

ill e the hu"ility efore od and "en hi!h "ar%s us# $u"ility is the loo"and the eauty of holiness#The !hief "ar% of !ounterfeit holiness is its la!% of hu"ility# *)ery see%er afterholiness needs to e on his guard, lest un!ons!iously hat as egun in the spirit

e perfe!ted in the flesh, and pride !reep in here its presen!e is least eEpe!ted#To "en ent up into the te"ple to pray: the one a harisee, the other a puli!an#There is no pla!e or position so sa!red ut the harisee !an enter there# ride !anlift its head in the )ery te"ple of od, and "a%e $is orship the s!ene of its self eEaltation# +in!e the ti"e Lu%e -&:--? For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humblethhimself shall be exalted.


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>*phesians &:-? I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye wal worthy ofthe vocation wherewith ye are called,>*phesians &:2? With all lowliness and meeness,with longsu!ering, forbearing one another in love;

>hilippians 2:3? Let nothing $e done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mindlet each esteem other better than themselves.>hilippians 2:&? Loo not every man on hisown things, but every man also on the things of others.

>- eter 5:5? Liewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. "ea, all o# you besub#ect one to another, and be clothed with humility$ for God resisteth the proud,and giveth grae to the hu!ble.>- eter 5:;? %umble yourselves therefore under themighty hand of &od, that he may exalt you in due time$

>Jo 5:-.? 'ehold, happy is the man whom &od correcteth$ therefore despise not thouthe chastening of the (lmighty$

>sal"s 9&:-2? 'lessed is the man whom thou chastenest, ) L)*+, and teachest him outof thy law;>sal"s 9&:-3? hat thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, untilthe pit be digged for the wiced.

>ro)ers 3:--? y son, despise not the chastening of the L)*+; neither be weary of hiscorrection$>ro)ers 3:-2? For whom the L)*+ loveth he correcteth; even as a father theson in who! he delighteth.

>$eres -2:/? 'ut if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partaers, then are ye

bastards, and not sons.>$eres -2:9? Furthermore we have had fathers of our eshwhich corrected us, and we gave the! reverence$ shall we not much rather be insub#ection unto the Father of spirits, and live/>$eres -2:-1? For they verily for a fewdays chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for ou pro0t, that we might bepartaers of his holiness.>$eres -2:--? 1ow no chastening for the present seemeth tobe #oyous, but grievous$ nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit ofrighteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

>Ja"es &:-1? %umble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

It is the person who is forgotten because they are so lowly, the"blend into the sener". hey do not want center stage. hey want tobe hidden away, 2uiet, unassuming, submissive to &)+. his ishumility, daughter and this is " bride.

his is what happens when someone is humble. The" reate a#onderful testi!on". hey shine in " 3ingdom, in " 4yes. heyreceive the 4ar of &)+. I listen to " humble servants when theycry out to 4. I would go to any extreme to save " humbleservants. I will move heaven and earth for " humble servants. +oyou understand this, " daughter/ " humble servants aredevoted to 4. hey understand that they cannot do anythingwithout 4. hey are always seeing 4 in all ways lie a childsees its parent. his is " humble servant. hey have no self will.

hey trust only 4 in their daily wal. hey search 4 for their

answers. hey trust 4 wholeheartedly and I answer them. I givethem " 'est because they see 4 above all others for answers. hey are humble and glorious in " 5ight. hey have a soft-spoenbeauty about them. hey are not lie the world around them.

>enesis 2;:-3? (nd the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he becamevery great$od's will for men is greatness. The path to greatness leads through the valleys of humility and radicalobedience. reatness means enlargement, increase, honor and to be lift up among others. %t will also be a


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year of moving forward from glory to glory.

They will prophesy boldly and preach with an anointed fervor. This will cause a great fear of the 7ord inthe hearts of those who practice dar" magic and witchcraft, and evil spirits will be driven out of bodiesand minds as the ord of od is proclaimed. %t will be as if a large fist has come down from *eaven and has smashed and scattered the plots of the

wic"ed only to open up and gently hold those near to the heart of od through humility.B&o you hear what these children are saying+C they as"ed him. B3es,C replied 2esus, Bhave you never read, D rom the lips of children and infants you have ordained praiseE+C Matthew :8685.

sal"s -&.:50; KJV 5 reat is our Lord, and of great poer: his understanding is infinite#; The LORD lifteth up the "ee%: he !asteth the i!%ed don to the ground#

sal"s -&9:& KJV For the LORD ta%eth pleasure in his people: he ill eautify the "ee% ithsal)ation#

sal"s -3/:; KJV Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respe!t unto the loly: ut the proudhe %noeth afar off#

>Jo 3;:5? 'ehold, &od is mighty, and despiseth not any% he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

sal"s -&5:-& KJV The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be oeddon#

sal"s -3-:-03 KJV - , ong of degrees of )a!id. LORD, "y heart is not haughty, nor "ine eyes lofty: neither do

I eEer!ise "yself in great "atters, or in things too high for "e#

2 +urely I ha)e eha)ed and 6uieted "yself, as a !hild that is eaned of his "other: "y soul is e)en as a eaned !hild#

3 Let Israel hope in the LORD fro" hen!eforth and for e)er#

6hildlie faith is important because a child does not get ahead of itself. ( child follows close behind its parent because it trusts theparent. It clings to the parent with hopeful expectation waiting forinstruction, guidance, leadership. he child does not assume therole of parent. It nows better. It cannot lead; it trusts only the parentto meet all of its needs. When the child gets out of sight of theparent, panic sets in because it nows all its needs are met in theparent it has grown to love and trust. his is the relationshipbetween the truly humble and &)+. he humble follow &)+ blindly

out of trust and obedience and &)+ delivers them.Why do I tal so of those with childlie faith as the ones who willinherit " 3ingdom/ 'ecause these children recogni7e their needfor 4 at every turn #ust as a child turns to its parent at everymoment. he child nows apart from the parent he is in danger as" children recogni7e apart from 4, they too are in great danger,and trust in " 4very Word. his is why I implore " children tospend time in " Word, where much information is imparted. (llanswers for living this life are given in " 'oo. I gave this 'oo as


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a guide for manind.ride finds eEpression "ostly in the "anner, style and fashion of the eyes and the aspe!t of theheart# ro)# 2-:&, 31:-3, Isa# 2:--, 2:-.#ride finds eEpression in these to "anners#*ither the eye is attra!ted y lofty and eEpressi)e, grand things# Or the heart se!retly !o)ets glory,eEaltation# ride of the eye is less than that of the heart# ride of the eye is easily !he!%ed for it is

)isile and others ill su(e!t it to reu%es and ridi!ule, s!orn#ride of the heart is hideous and furti)e, it4s "alfor"ed and thus puts on the !o"ely dress ofhu"ility#Don4t tou!h things I "a%e no head or tail aout and those that are greater than "y aility to!o"prehend#

)#2 The thing ith hu"ility is that you ha)e to do it to yourself# Ahat !o"es naturally to a !hild,that 6uiet !onfident and trusting resignation to it4s "other, you ha)e to pour yourself into the"ould of a !hild to e!o"e identified as a hu"le person in the %ingdo" of od# ou purpose to

e hu"le#

*EpositionDa)id here appeals to od y the !ondi"ent fla)our of his o)erall, and en!o"passing trait of hishu"ility# $e spells out his hu"le disposition as one that has penetrated the entire fari! of his

eing in all aspe!t# $e lays it are efore od as though to eE!ite od to treat hi" and do to hi"

as $e does to the hu"le of $is people#$eart 0 The heart is the irth0pla!e of pride, ostentation, loftiness, )ain0glory# On!e gi)en o)er to+atan, it e!o"es the fa!tory0plant of his enterprises, the laun!h0pad of his s!he"es and designs#

haughty heartis light# Thus it ill float into the !loudy s%ies of fantasy#*yes 0 Lofty eyes are easy to see, they are hard to hide# This person, as they say, has an eye for thegood and flashy things of life# *)en if they4re poor, they ill s!orn and despise t(e other poor andspea% against the" as though their estate ere any etter#*Eer!ise !on!ern self in great "atters and or lofty things#reat "attersreat "atters are those that are o)er and eyond one#things too high for "eThese are the ones in hi!h >ell they !ould e great or not0great?# The differen!e eteen great"atters and things too high for hi" is that for these, he sees the" through the eyes of his on

esti"ation and then (udges the" as too lofty#sal"s -39:; KJV Such %noledge is too onderful for "e7 it is high, I !annot attain unto it#It4s sad if a "an !an4t find anything that4s too hard or lofty for hi"# *)en the i""inent postleeter found so"e ele"ents of aul4s theologi!al anao"y to high for hi" and he ad"itted it and I

et you ouldn4t find hi" spea%ing aout so"e of the things that aul spo%e aout# On the otherhand, e ha)e unstale and unlearnt "en that tist the" as they do the rest of the +!riptures totheir on destru!tion#One "ar% of hu"ility is %noing hen to in!lude your opinion in any situation#


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+!rea" out loud at the irth pangs ou4ll e seen !arrying the !urious ag of ay supply or e)en !arrying the oun!ing undle of a

!har"ing su!%ling# )#2 $e did this on purpose# Ahat !o"es naturally to a !hild, he had to purpose to i"part to thefari! of his !hara!ter# $u"ility re6uires you to ind a!% the years and ha)e the sa"e pe!uliardeport"ent as a !hild#8ot it4s folly ro)# 22:-5 or it4s irresponsile "anneris"s hi!h aul dis!arded -


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gar"ent#sal"s -1-:5 KJV Ahoso pri)ily slandereth his neighour, hi" ill I !ut off: hi" that hath anhigh loo% and a proud heart ill not I suffer#sal"s --9:2- KJV Thou hast reu%ed the proud that are !ursed, hi!h do err fro" thy!o""and"ents#sal"s -3/:; KJV Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respe!t unto the loly: ut the proudhe %noeth afar off#

Oh, yes, it is true the de)il is e)er trying to "a%e you thin% hat you are# ou ne)er find oddoing it# It is alays +atan ho !o"es on and says, Ahat a onderful address you ga)e $o

onderful he did that, and ho onderful he prayed, and sung that song#M It is all of the de)il#There is not an ato" of od in it, not fro" eginning to end#

pride of ra!e, fa!e and gra!eRa!e 0 la!% pride, trialis"ra!e, inard )irtues le)erages 0 pride of !ase, pride of !hase, N

Fa!e, eEternal enefits 0 dress and tra!e, pla!e

>2 Kings -&:9? (nd 8ehoash the ing of Israel sent to (ma7iah ing of 8udah, saying, hethistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, &ive thydaughter to my son to wife$ and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon,and trode down the thistle.>2 Kings -&:-1? hou hast indeed smitten 4dom, and thineheart hath lifted thee up$ glory o# this, and tarry at home$ for why shouldest thoumeddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, e&en thou, and 8udah with thee/

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sal"s --3:. KJV $e raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill7

sal"s --3:/ KJV That he "ay set him ith prin!es, even ith the prin!es of his people#

sal"s --3:9 KJV $e "a%eth the arren o"an to %eep house, and to be a (oyful "other of!hildren# raise ye the LORD#

- eter 5:; KJV $u"le yoursel)es therefore under the "ighty hand of od, that he "ay eEalt you in due ti"e:

sal"s .5:&0-1 KJV & I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the i!%ed, Lift not up the horn:5 Lift not up your horn on high: spea% not with a stiff ne!%#; For pro"otion cometh neither fro" the east, nor fro" the est, nor fro" the south#. 'ut od is the (udge: he putteth don one, and setteth up another#/ For in the hand of the LORD there is a !up, and the ine is red7 it is full of "iEture7 and he

poureth out of the sa"e: ut the dregs thereof, all the i!%ed of the earth shall ring them out, and drin% them.

9 'ut I ill de!lare for e)er7 I ill sing praises to the od of Ja!o#-1 ll the horns of the i!%ed also ill I !ut off7 but the horns of the righteous shall e eEalted#sal"s 92:-1 KJV 'ut "y horn shalt thou eEalt li%e the horn of an uni!orn: I shall e anointed

ith fresh oil#

The differen!e eteen greatness and pride is si"ple# od ordains, initiates, pro!esses, andeEe!utes greatness hile pride is an operation of "an# our tru"pet is od4s and not yours to

lo#

sal"s 3&:2 KJV =y soul shall "a%e her oast in the LORD: the hu"le shall hear thereof, and e glad#'oast in od alone# Jer# 9:23

sal"s -/:2. KJV For thou ilt sa)e the affli!ted people7 ut ilt ring don high loo%s#

ro)ers -3:-1 KJV Only y pride !o"eth !ontention: ut ith the ell ad)ised is isdo"#

*!!lesiastes .:/ KJV 'etter is the end of a thing than the eginning thereof: and the patient inspirit is etter than the proud in spirit#

sal"s ;9:33 KJV For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners#

sal"s .1:5 KJV 'ut I am poor and needy: "a%e haste unto "e, O od: thou art "y help and"y deli)erer7 O LORD, "a%e no tarrying#

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in of /thers*Be%iel -;:&&0;3 KJV && 'ehold, e)ery one that useth pro)ers shall use this pro)er against thee, saying, s is the

"other, so is her daughter#&5 Thou art thy "other4s daughter, that lotheth her husand and her !hildren7 and thou art the

sister of thy sisters, hi!h lothed their husands and their !hildren: your "other was an$ittite, and your father an "orite#

&; nd thine elder sister is +a"aria, she and her daughters that dell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that delleth at thy right hand, is +odo" and her daughters#

&. et hast thou not al%ed after their ays, nor done after their ao"inations: ut, as if thatwere a )ery little thing, thou ast !orrupted "ore than they in all thy ays#

&/ As I li)e, saith the Lord OD, +odo" thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thouhast done, thou and thy daughters#

&9 'ehold, this as the ini6uity of thy sister +odo", pride, fulness of read, and aundan!e ofidleness as in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor andneedy#

51 nd they ere haughty, and !o""itted ao"ination efore "e: therefore I too% the" aay asI sa good.

5- 8either hath +a"aria !o""itted half of thy sins7 ut thou hast "ultiplied thine ao"inations"ore than they, and hast (ustified thy sisters in all thine ao"inations hi!h thou hast done#52 Thou also, hi!h hast (udged thy sisters, ear thine on sha"e for thy sins that thou hast

!o""itted "ore ao"inale than they: they are "ore righteous than thou: yea, e thou!onfounded also, and ear thy sha"e, in that thou hast (ustified thy sisters#

53 Ahen I shall ring again their !apti)ity, the !apti)ity of +odo" and her daughters, and the!apti)ity of +a"aria and her daughters, then will % bring again the !apti)ity of thy !apti)es inthe "idst of the":

5& That thou "ayest ear thine on sha"e, and "ayest e !onfounded in all that thou hast done,in that thou art a !o"fort unto the"#

55 Ahen thy sisters, +odo" and her daughters, shall return to their for"er estate, and +a"ariaand her daughters shall return to their for"er estate, then thou and thy daughters shallreturn to your for"er estate#

5; For thy sister +odo" as not "entioned y thy "outh in the day of thy pride,

5. 'efore thy i!%edness as dis!o)ered, as at the ti"e of thy reproa!h of the daughters of +yria,and all that are round aout her, the daughters of the hilistines, hi!h despise thee roundaout#

5/ Thou hast orne thy ledness and thine ao"inations, saith the LORD#59 For thus saith the Lord OD7 I ill e)en deal ith thee as thou hast done, hi!h hast despised

the oath in rea%ing the !o)enant#;1 8e)ertheless I ill re"e"er "y !o)enant ith thee in the days of thy youth, and I ill

estalish unto thee an e)erlasting !o)enant#;- Then thou shalt re"e"er thy ays, and e asha"ed, hen thou shalt re!ei)e thy sisters,

thine elder and thy younger: and I ill gi)e the" unto thee for daughters, ut not y thy!o)enant#

;2 nd I ill estalish "y !o)enant ith thee7 and thou shalt %no that I am the LORD:;3 That thou "ayest re"e"er, and e !onfounded, and ne)er open thy "outh any "ore

e!ause of thy sha"e, hen I a" pa!ified toard thee for all that thou hast done, saith theLord OD#

In a for"er ti"e, Israel had eEhiited high0headed, si)el0nosed pride and derision against theton of +odo" and o"orrah destroyed as a result of their sin# Israel in a display of prideand spurious spiritual ele)ation, gesture thus in refusal to ta%e the na"e of +odo" on theirlips ere found to do orse sins than they#

od re"inds the" and the nations taunt the" thus#It4s needful to deal ell ith those in sin#Jo says so"ehere that a "an4s friends should !o"fort hi" in affli!tion#In )#;3, od does a rede"pti)e a!t y gra!e to stop the "outhing of the pride "er!hant#


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ro)ers -;:5 KJV *)ery one that is proud in heart is an ao"ination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not e unpunished#

ro)ers -;:-/0-9 KJV -/ ride goeth efore destru!tion, and an haughty spirit efore a fall#-9 'etter it is to be of an hu"le spirit ith the loly, than to di)ide the spoil ith the proud#

ro)ers -/:-2 KJV 'efore destru!tion the heart of "an is haughty, and efore honour is hu"ility#

*+posit thisJere"iah -3:- KJV Thus saith the LORD unto "e, o and get thee a linen girdle, and put it uponthy loins, and put it not in ater#

Jere"iah -3:2 KJV +o I got a girdle a!!ording to the ord of the LORD, and put it on "y loins#

Jere"iah -3:3 KJV nd the ord of the LORD !a"e unto "e the se!ond ti"e, saying,

Jere"iah -3:& KJV Ta%e the girdle that thou hast got, hi!h is upon thy loins, and arise, go to*uphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the ro!%#

Jere"iah -3:5 KJV +o I ent, and hid it y *uphrates, as the LORD !o""anded "e#

Jere"iah -3:; KJV nd it !a"e to pass after "any days, that the LORD said unto "e, rise, go to*uphrates, and ta%e the girdle fro" then!e, hi!h I !o""anded thee to hide there#

Jere"iah -3:. KJV Then I ent to *uphrates, and digged, and too% the girdle fro" the pla!e here I had hid it: and, ehold, the girdle as "arred, it as profitale for nothing#

Jere"iah -3:/ KJV Then the ord of the LORD !a"e unto "e, saying,

Jere"iah -3:9 KJV Thus saith the LORD, fter this "anner ill I "ar the pride of Judah, and the

great pride of Jerusale"#

Jere"iah -3:-1 KJV This e)il people, hi!h refuse to hear "y ords, hi!h al% in thei"agination of their heart, and al% after other gods, to ser)e the", and to orship the", shalle)en e as this girdle, hi!h is good for nothing#

Jere"iah -3:-- KJV For as the girdle !lea)eth to the loins of a "an, so ha)e I !aused to !lea)eunto "e the hole house of Israel and the hole house of Judah, saith the LORD7 that they "ight

e unto "e for a people, and for a na"e, and for a praise, and for a glory: ut they ould not hear#


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Jere"iah -3:-2 KJV Therefore thou shalt spea% unto the" this ord7 Thus saith the LORD odof Israel, *)ery ottle shall e filled ith ine: and they shall say unto thee, Do e not !ertainly%no that e)ery ottle shall e filled ith ineC

Jere"iah -3:-3 KJV Then shalt thou say unto the", Thus saith the LORD, 'ehold, I ill fill allthe inhaitants of this land, e)en the %ings that sit upon Da)id4s throne, and the priests, and theprophets, and all the inhaitants of Jerusale", ith drun%enness#

Jere"iah -3:-& KJV nd I ill dash the" one against another, e)en the fathers and the sonstogether, saith the LORD: I ill not pity, nor spare, nor ha)e "er!y, ut destroy the"#

Jere"iah -3:-5 KJV $ear ye, and gi)e ear7 e not proud: for the LORD hath spo%en#

Jere"iah -3:-; KJV i)e glory to the LORD your od, efore he !ause dar%ness, and efore yourfeet stu"le upon the dar% "ountains, and, hile ye loo% for light, he turn it into the shado ofdeath, and "a%e it gross dar%ness#

Jere"iah -3:-. KJV 'ut if ye ill not hear it, "y soul shall eep in se!ret pla!es for your pride7and "ine eye shall eep sore, and run don ith tears, e!ause the LORD4+ flo!% is !arried aay!apti)e#

Jere"iah -3:-/ KJV +ay unto the %ing and to the 6ueen, $u"le yoursel)es, sit don: for yourprin!ipalities shall !o"e don, even the !ron of your glory#

Jere"iah -3:-9 KJV The !ities of the south shall e shut up, and none shall open them6 Judahshall e !arried aay !apti)e all of it, it shall e holly !arried aay !apti)e#

Jere"iah -3:21 KJV Lift up your eyes, and ehold the" that !o"e fro" the north: here is theflo!% that as gi)en thee, thy eautiful flo!%C

Jere"iah -3:2- KJV Ahat ilt thou say hen he shall punish theeC for thou hast taught the" tobe !aptains, and as !hief o)er thee: shall not sorros ta%e thee, as a o"an in tra)ailC

Jere"iah -3:22 KJV nd if thou say in thine heart, Aherefore !o"e these things upon "eC Forthe greatness of thine ini6uity are thy s%irts dis!o)ered, and thy heels "ade are#

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I Must Decrease

Under this heading, God began to deal with me about mypride. I had never felt that I was proud. If such a thoughtwere suggested to my mind, either through preaching or bydirect accusation, or even by the faithful dealing of the Spirit,I, like so many others, excused myself by calling this thing"self respect," "poise," "good breeding," or "highmindedness."ut God called it "SI!" #rov. $%&'(.

")n high look, and a proud heart . . . is sin" #rov. $%&'(.In the searchlight of *is presence, there was no use to tryto make explanations. +ike ohn of old, I was made to reali-emy utter dependence upon God, and how little my owneorts were worth. I was made to reali-e, as I had neverreali-ed before, that even the best of my eorts were sofutile, that truly God must take full control of my life, andthat, before that could happen, I my own personality, talents,knowledge, or natural ability( /US0 12342)S2 inimportance in my own opinion.I have since discovered that the power and success of any

man5s ministry depends upon the amount, or greatness, of God in his life. 0he !ew 0estament disciples dependedentirely upon "0he +ord working with them, and con6rmingthe 7ord with signs following" /ark %8&$9(. 0hey claimedno power nor holiness for themselves, although at their work of command, a man lame for forty years :: having to becarried by his friends to a place where he might beg for hisliving :: was instantly healed, so that he not only walked, butleaped and ran See )cts ;&$:< and %$:%8(. 0hese were thesame men who had once re=oiced, saying, "+ord, even thedevils are sub=ect unto US through 0hy name" +uke %9&%>(.!ow they have decreased in their own sight, and are ready forI ust +ecrease 9age :

an increased ministry. *ear them say, "7hy look ye soearnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness wehad made this man to walk? . . . *is name through faith in*is name hath made this man strong" )cts ;&%$,%8(.It is only as God increases in the life of one of *isfollowers that power can increase, and this can never happen


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until S2+@ is decreased.Ah that God5s ministers :: yes, and laity as well :: couldreali-e that it is "!ot by /IG*0 nor by #A724, but by mySpirit, saith the +ord of hosts" Bech. '&8(. 0he might andpower here spoken of refer to man5s might and power :: not

to God5s. 0o the natural and not to the supernatural. 0hereare two sources of power. /any great church organi-ationstoday boast of their "power," "inCuence," or "popularity" intheir community. 0heir power and inCuence are derived fromthe magni6cence of their great church plants, their immensebank accounts, the eiciency of their organi-ation, theirnumerical strength, and their connection with the "right"people :: those with wealth and inCuence in this worldthough many of them do not so much as pretend ever tohave been born again by the power of God, but only have =oined the church as they would a social club.( 0heir 6ne

talent, and soothing spiritual sleep producing( worshipservices, their beautiful forms, all help to make them popular:: to give them power in a world of "religious," "respectable"sinners. It is from such as these that #aul has warned usspeaking as he was inspired by the *oly Ghost( that we mustseparate ourselves. "*aving a form of Godliness, by12!DI!G 0*2 #A724 0*242A@, from such turnaway" II 0im. ;&E(. 0hese people would be greatly displeasedif God should interrupt the controlled orderliness of one of their services by speaking out as *e so often did in days goneI ust +ecrease 9age :<

by through one of *is prophets, rebuking sin and callingthem to lives of holiness and power. 0hey make no plans, norleave any room in their services, for the supernaturalmanifestation of the power of God.0rue, there is a certain feeling of security and power,when we have achieved the building of a 6ne church edi6ce,have succeeded in bringing our organi-ation to a state of good operating eiciency, have ceased to live in constant fearof not being able to meet our 6nancial obligations, and arereaching the multitudes with the gospel. !one of these thingsare wrong. 7e can gratefully thank God for them when they

come our way. ut all these things are nothing :: they areonly a lifeless shell :: if the SU#24!)0U4)+ #A724 A@0*2 S#I4I0 A@ GA1 is not there. 0hey are a mere towerof abel, reaching up toward a sky that is too far away, anddoomed to failure and confusion, even though they appear tobe en=oying success.*ow blessed to have talent, consecrated and used for theglory of God. *ow good to have knowledge. 7hat a comfort


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to have proper accommodations. ut the one thing that isneedful is the #A724 A@ GA1.*ow many 6ne churches in our cities are 6nding theirauditoriums hard to 6ll, while men and woman stand in therain outside some great gospel tent, pitched on the edge of

town, trying to 6nd some space to get inside, in order thatthey may see what God is doing through *is ministers whohave placed the power of God 6rst in their lives :: who havebeen willing to decrease that God might increase."/ight," as Bechariah speaks of it, refers to the might of man, as physical eort, natural ability, talents, forms,ceremonies, rituals, ordinances and programs.I ust +ecrease 9age ::

7hen the supernatural is gone, man will substitute thenatural. *e will substitute songs about the power of God forthe reality, laying more and more stress upon the harmony

and musical Courishes, as the real power of God decreases.0hank God for good music, but in itself it IS !A0 0*2#A724 A@ GA1F 0he might and the power of natural manwill never ful6ll the great commission, and bring deliveranceto the multitudes. )lthough God may use them to someextent, with the anointing of the Spirit upon them, theycannot be used as a SUS0I0U02 @A4 0*2 S#I4I0F2ven beautifully outlined sermons, elouently preachedby men of strong personality and charm, will never get the =ob done alone. )fter all, even preaching is not our ob=ective.It is merely a means to an end. If good sermoni-ing and

beautiful preaching could get the =ob done, it would havebeen done long ago.Ah that men would decreaseFAh that they would reali-e that without God they are!A0*I!GFIf preachers could only reali-e that it is not the beauty andforcefulness of their preaching, altogether, which bringsresults, but the )!AI!0I!G A@ 0*2 S#I4I0 upon thesermon, and God in #A724 in the man who does thepreaching. #eople need more than to hear a sermon. 0heyneed to @22+ SA/20*I!G while that sermon is being

preached. It is the S#I4I0 that causes people to @22+ thepreaching.#aul was not, like some of the other disciples, an ignorantand unlearned man. *is was the best education available inhis time. *is speech to the men of )thens, on /ars *ill, isstill recogni-ed as one of the best classics of persuasivedebate, and of homoletical and literary arrangement See )ctsI ust +ecrease 9age :=


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%>&$$:;%(. *is background, education, and reputation amonghis fellows was such that he could declare, "I might also havecon6dence in the Cesh. If any other man thinketh that hehath whereof he might trust in the Cesh, I more" #hil. ;&'(.ut #aul turned it all aside. *e was willing to decrease. "ut

what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for 3hrist"#hil. ;&>(. )lthough, as we have already seen, #aul wascapable of elouent speech, he wrote to the 3orinthians, "/yspeech and my preaching was !A0 with enticing words of man5s wisdom, U0 I! 12/A!S04)0IA! A@ 0*2S#I4I0 )!1 A@ #A724" I 3or. $&'(. In the next verse hetells us why he had laid aside his natural talents to dependupon the power of God and that alone. "0hat your faithshould not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."If the power of God were given its rightful place today,

more people5s faith would stand in the power of God. !ot somany would be trusting in their 3*U43* instead of thelord( for salvation, and not so many would be carried away bysome preacher5s personality, so that they are of no use toGod nor man unless they can work under *is leadership.#aul recogni-ed the importance of the Spirit upon hispreaching. "!ot that we are suicient of our selves to0*I!H )!D0*I!G as of our selves but our suiciency isof God who also hath made us able ministers of the !ew0estament !A0 A@ 0*2 +20024, U0 A@ 0*2S#I4I0& @A4 0*2 +20024 HI++20*, U0 0*2

S#I4I0 GIJ20* +I@2" II 3or. ;&E:8(.#eople today need +I@2 life cannot come without theSpirit(. God will make us able ministers :: able to bring lifeand deliverance :: of the !ew 0estament as we decrease toI ust +ecrease 9age :>

the extent that we place man with all his natural ability, allthat calls attention to and glori6es man, in the background. )lthough #aul was a man of more than usual knowledge,due to his 6ne education and his richly varied experience, hewas willing to cast it all aside, and to declare that he was"12024/I!21 not to know )!D0*I!G among you

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in word, U0 I! #A724" Jerse $9(.*ow easy it is to see that this is trueF )nd how foolish wemake ourselves appear many times, by trying to appear to bewhat we are not, because of prideF#ride takes 6ve forms. #ride of @)32 *ow much better

we 1A look than those around about us(. #ride of #+)321on5t ask 0*)0 of one in my #ASI0IA!(. #ride of 4)327e come of an excellent family, you know, and must upholdthe family honor at any cost(. #ride of #)32 2veryoneshould be able to see that we are the most capable andeicient person available. !o one else could keep up with us(.0he last and 7A4S0 of all the forms of pride :: pride of G4)32 #roud of our spiritual accomplishments proud of the length of our fasts proud of visions and dreams andrevelations proud of the gifts we think we possess feelingthat we must be a special favorite with God yes, even proud

of our humility(. 7hatever form our pride may have taken,puing us up like a toy balloon, the 6rst thing that must beI ust +ecrease 9age :?

done, before we can have real power with God, is "I /US012342)S2.""7hosoever exalteth himself shall be abased but he thathumbleth himself shall be exalted" +uke %'&%%(."God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto thehumble" ames '&8(.*ow, then, can you hope for God to work with you,con6rming the 7ord with signs following, when God has

said *e is 42SIS0I!G DAUF Des, I must decrease. Anly the gold must remain. )ll thedross must be taken away, and all the tin, before God canwork with it as he desires to work. )nd how little there is left,when the dross is goneF

He Must Increase

1id you ever drive across the prairie, and note in thedistance a mountain? )t 6rst sight the mountain seems verysmall. ut as you drive on, and come closer to the mountain, you are astonished to see how rapidly it seems to grow.

4eally, the mountain isn5t growing. It is still the same si-e aswhen you 6rst observed it. 0he dierence is that you havedrawn closer to the mountain. 0his is exactly what takes placewhen God "increases." *e is the same God to all men. ut tosome people, *e seems to be a little, shriveled up, impotentGod, who can scarcely be expected to do anything that reallymatters. 0he reason for this is that these people are living0AA @)4 )7)D @4A/ *I/F 0his is why we are


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allowed the Spirit of God to 6ll you, bapti-e you, takingpossession of every part of your body, you will 6nd himmuch nearer than ever before. *e will be a much greater Godto you, than you have ever known. 0hen as *e is allowed to%e ust Increase 9age =A

continue to dwell in you richly, teaching and guiding you dayby day, into a closer relationship with the @ather, and into amore pure life of holiness, the greatness of God will becomemore and more apparent. *e will increase in your life.0he more you come to know *im, by walking by *is sideday by day, and the more you feed upon *is word, the more*e will increase in your sight. )ll that we know of God, weknow by faith. "@aith cometh by hearing, and hearing by theword of God" 4om. %9&%>(. @eed upon the 7ord of God. Itis strange, but some even hope to have power with God whopay very little heed to the word of God. *e will not honor

with *is presence those who dishonor *is word.It is the 7ord of God which will help us to cleanse fromour lives the SI!S which stand between. "7herewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? y taking heed thereto accordingto thy word" #salm %%L&L(.In dealing with me about this matter, God made it veryplain to me that if these things were allowed to persist in mylife, if sin were tolerated and allowed to remain, God wouldcontinue to be at a distance from me. *e would be so faraway, that *e would be to me only the little, meaninglessGod whom so many others profess to serve. 0he only way

that God could increase in my life to the point where *ewould be working through me in power, was for me to keepeverything out from between me and God. 0he only way *ecould remain the great "I )/" in my own experience, was forme to continually walk in the light of *is word, by the powerof *is Spirit, 12342)SI!G day by day, becoming moreand more absorbed in *im who must I!342)S2.*e /US0 increaseF !ot could increase. !ot mightincrease. *e /US0 increase. *e must increase in glory, andma=esty and power. *e must increase in control of my life.%e ust Increase 9age =B

"I am cruci6ed with 3hrist. !evertheless I live D20!A0 I, U0 3*4IS0 +IJ20* I! /2" Gal. $&$9(."@ill me with thy Spirit, till all the world may see, not me,but esus only, shining out through me."

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us aay fro" hat is good# Let us e %ind one to another after the pattern of the tender"er!y and enignity of our Isa# 29:-37 =at#-5:/7 =ar# .:;? nd again: They less ith their "outh, ut !urse ith their heart#M>sa# ;2:&? nd again it saith, They lo)ed $i" ith their "outh, and lied to $i" iththeir tongue7 ut their heart as not right ith $i", neither ere they faithful in $is

!o)enant#M >sa# ./:3;03.? Let the de!eitful lips e!o"e silent,M >sa# 3-:-/? Pand letthe Lord destroy all the lying lips,29Q and the oastful tongue of those ho ha)e said, Letus "agnify our tongue7 our lips are our on7 ho is lord o)er usC For the oppression ofthe poor, and for the sighing of the needy, ill I no arise, saith the Lord: I ill pla!ehi" in safety7 I ill deal !onfidently ith hi"#M >sa# -2:305?


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ho "inistereth ell to "any7 and the $i"self shall !arry their sins# On this a!!ount $eshall inherit "any, and shall di)ide the spoil of the strong7 e!ause $is soul asdeli)ered to death, and $e as re!%oned a"ong the transgressors, and $e are the sins

of "any, and for their sins as $e deli)ered#M3& nd again $e saith, I a" a or", andno "an7 a reproa!h of "en, and despised of the people# ll that see =e ha)e derided =e7they ha)e spo%en ith their lips7 they ha)e agged their head, PsayingQ $e hoped in od,

let $i" deli)er $i", let $i" sa)e $i", sin!e $e delighteth in $i"#M >sa# 22:;0/? esee, elo)ed, hat is the eEa"ple hi!h has een gi)en us7 for if the Lord thus hu"led$i"self, hat shall e do ho ha)e through $i" !o"e under the yo%e of $is gra!eC

en# -/:2.? =oreo)er, it isthus ritten of Jo, Jo as a righteous "an, and la"eless, truthful, od0fearing, andone that %ept hi"self fro" all e)il#M >Jo# -:-? 'ut ringing an a!!usation against hi"self,he said, 8o "an is free fro" defile"ent, e)en if his life e ut of one day#M > Jo# -&:&05,L? =oses as !alled faithful in all odHs house7 >8u"# .:.7 $e# 3:2? and through his

instru"entality, od punished *gypt35 ith plagues and tortures# et he, though thusgreatly honoured, did not adopt lofty language, ut said, hen the di)ine ora!le !a"e tohi" out of the ush, Aho a" I, that Thou sendest "eC I a" a "an of a feele )oi!e anda slo tongue#M >*Eo# 3:--, *Eo# &:-1? nd again he said, I a" ut as the s"o%e of a

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Thou ilt not delight in urnt0offerings# The sa!rifi!e Pa!!eptaleQ to od is a ruisedspirit7 a ro%en and a !ontrite heart od ill not despise#M >sa# 5-:-0-.?

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8;. To see" to stand out 85. To refer in conversation to your honesty, genius, de)terity, or professional prestige8. To be ashamed because you lac" certain goods

Lu%e -;:-5 KJV nd he said unto the", e are they hi!h (ustify yoursel)es efore "en7 ut od%noeth your hearts: for that hi!h is highly estee"ed a"ong "en is ao"ination in the sight ofod#

Lu%e -&:.0-- KJV . nd he put forth a parale to those hi!h ere idden, hen he "ar%ed ho they !hose out the

!hief roo"s7 saying unto the",/ Ahen thou art idden of any man to a edding, sit not don in the highest roo"7 lest a "ore

honourale "an than thou e idden of hi"79 nd he that ade thee and hi" !o"e and say to thee, i)e this "an pla!e7 and thou egin ith

sha"e to ta%e the loest roo"#-1 'ut hen thou art idden, go and sit don in the loest roo"7 that hen he that ade thee

!o"eth, he "ay say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou ha)e orship in thepresen!e of the" that sit at "eat ith thee#

-- For hosoe)er eEalteth hi"self shall e aased7 and he that hu"leth hi"self shall e eEalted#

ro)ers 29:23 KJV "an4s pride shall ring hi" lo: ut honour shall uphold the hu"le inspirit#ro)ers 2/:25 KJV $e that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: ut he that putteth his trust inthe LORD shall e "ade fat#

Lu%e ;:2.03- KJV 2. 'ut I say unto you hi!h hear, Lo)e your ene"ies, do good to the" hi!h hate you,2/ 'less the" that !urse you, and pray for the" hi!h despitefully use you#29 nd unto hi" that s"iteth thee on the one !hee% offer also the other7 and hi" that ta%eth

aay thy !lo%e forid not to ta"e thy !oat also#31 i)e to e)ery "an that as%eth of thee7 and of hi" that ta%eth aay thy goods as% them not

again#3- nd as ye ould that "en should do to you, do ye also to the" li%eise#

Lu%e -:5-053 KJV 5- $e hath sheed strength ith his ar"7 he hath s!attered the proud in the i"agination of their

hearts#52 $e hath put don the "ighty fro" their seats, and eEalted the" of lo degree#53 $e hath filled the hungry ith good things7 and the ri!h he hath sent e"pty aay#

sal"s 3-:23 KJV O lo)e the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preser)eth the faithful, andplentifully reardeth the proud doer#

>Isaiah 2:-.? (nd the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of menshall be made low$ and the L)*+ alone shall be exalted in that day.

>Isaiah 23:9? he L)*+ of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and tobring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

s the left hand ill !lose ehind it the door opened y the right, sha"e ill e)er sla" the dooropened y pride# They are !o0!onspirators s!he"ers planners#

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ro)ers --:-2 KJV $e that is )oid of isdo" despiseth his neighour: ut a "an ofunderstanding holdeth his pea!e#

$u"ility of odsal"s --3:-09 KJV - raise ye the LORD# raise, O ye ser)ants of the LORD, praise the na"e of the LORD#2 'lessed e the na"e of the LORD fro" this ti"e forth and for e)er"ore#3 Fro" the rising of the sun unto the going don of the sa"e the LORD4+ na"e is to e praised#& The LORD is high ao)e all nations, and his glory ao)e the hea)ens#5 Aho is li%e unto the LORD our od, ho delleth on high,; Aho hu"leth himself to ehold the things that are in hea)en, and in the earth. $e raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill7/ That he "ay set him ith prin!es, even ith the prin!es of his people#9 $e "a%eth the arren o"an to %eep house, and to be a (oyful "other of !hildren# raise ye

the LORD#

Lu%e 9:&;051 KJV &; Then there arose a reasoning a"ong the", hi!h of the" should e greatest#&. nd Jesus, per!ei)ing the thought of their heart, too% a !hild, and set hi" y hi",&/ nd said unto the", Ahosoe)er shall re!ei)e this !hild in "y na"e re!ei)eth "e: and

hosoe)er shall re!ei)e "e re!ei)eth hi" that sent "e: for he that is least a"ong you all, thesa"e shall e great#

&9 nd John ansered and said, =aster, e sa one !asting out de)ils in thy na"e7 and eforad hi", e!ause he folloeth not ith us#

51 nd Jesus said unto hi", Forid him not: for he that is not against us is for us# reasoning###

Jesus is ne)er een against greatness# $e4s against so"e "eans#$e shos the" the path of greatness#Jesus first eEa"ined thoughts and then per!ei)ing as ale to gi)e right (udge"ent#

Lu%e 9:5- KJV nd it !a"e to pass, hen the ti"e as !o"e that he should e re!ei)ed up, hestedfastly set his fa!e to go to Jerusale",!f# John -3:-ff The ath to greatness has "any indings through the )alley of hu"ility#Re!ei)ed up 0 Aas the oalJerusale" 0 Aas the frontier to thatJesus set $is fa!e resolutely and steadfastly, deter"inedly# $e alloed none to tal% $i" out of it,per"itted no ostru!tions and distra!tions#

>Lu%e -3:3&? O Jerusale", Jerusale", hi!h %illest the prophets, and stonest the" that are sentunto thee7 ho often ould I ha)e gathered thy !hildren together, as a hen doth gather her roodunder her ings, and ye ould not

>Lu%e -3:33? 8e)ertheless I "ust al% to day, and to "orro, and the day folloing: for it !annot e that a prophet perish out of Jerusale"#

Jesus %ne the natural >translated to spiritual? prin!iple that unless a !orn of heat died,

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$e hu"led $i"self and partoo% of the death of the !ross# hil# 2 so as to e re!ei)ed up#$u"ility is the pri!e of true greatness in the Kingdo"#+!orning hu"iliation and despising it4s sha"e# $e# -2#Jesus stared hu"iliation straight in the eyeall and e"ra!ed it for our sa%es#

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*umility is the way to glory!

pride is the way to ruin and confusion.

*umility ma"es saints on earth!

pride undoes them.

*umility beatifies the saints in heaven!

pride disgraces a man on earth.

od loves humility!

Satan solicits pride.

*umility is the crowning grace, the finishing

stro"e of beauty, and the brightest ray of glory,

in the /hristian character. H2ohn Angell 2amesI

&oves

&ad li"ed e)otic birds and had quite a few of them. 1eacoc"s, doves, pigeons, pheasants and some otherswhose names % don't "now. They were beautiful$ % remember loo"ing at them a few times and glorifyingod for *is creation. The colors on one peacoc" named Mi"e were particularly stunning.

3et birds can go berser" at times. The curse of man's sin has affected all of the earth. Animals get sic" anddie. 1lants get diseased and die. Thorns and thistles ta"e over our gardens.

@ecently, 2im Jvans, a good man in our church who raises pigeons and doves, told me that he had to put five of his pigeons down. They had been attac"ing each other and drew blood. 1igeons$ And once theydraw blood they can actually corrupt their gene pool.

% as"ed 2im if doves ever attac"ed each other, he said, 0ever.0

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ro)ers -;:5 8KJV *)eryone proud in heart is an ao"ination to the LORD7 Though they join for!es, none ill go unpunished#

The pride and Ambition of Absalom. This man was not yet "ing but raised himself a monument.

>2 +a"uel -/:-/? 8o salo" in his lifeti"e had ta%en and reared up for hi"self a pillar, hi!h is in the %ing4s dale: for he said, I ha)e no son to %eep "y na"e in re"e"ran!e: and he !alled thepillar after his on na"e: and it is !alled unto this day, salo"4s pla!e#

The life and death of our 7ord 2esus /hrist are a standing rebu"e to every form of pride to which men areliable.

4. 1ride of birth and ran"#'%s not this the carpenter's son+' Matt. 8?. ;;

5. 1ride of wealth#KThe Son of man hath not where to lay *is head.' 7u"e =. ;>

6. 1ride of respectability#Lan any good thing come out of aFareth+' 2ohn 8. 95

7. 1ride of personal appearance#'*e hath no form nor comeliness.' %sa. ;?. :

8. 1ride of reputation#KA friend of publicans and sinners.' 7u"e . ?99. 1ride of learning#'*ow "noweth this man letters, having never learned+' 2ohn . 8;

10. 1ride of superiority#K% am among you as he that serveth.' 7u"e ::. :

11. 1ride of success#'*e is despised and rejected of men.' %sa. ;?. ?

12. 1ride of ability#K% can of mine own self do nothing.' 2ohn ;. ?<

13. 1ride of self(will#K% see" not mine own will but the will of *im that sent me.' 2ohn ;. ?<

14. 1ride of intellect#'As my ather hath taught me, % spea".' 2ohn >. :>.

1ride has been classified into a few categories6 1ride of face, pride of race, pride of place, pride of pace, pride of grace.

A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. 3ou soon detect moc" humility. They have a saying among the Arabs that as the tares and the wheat grow they show which od has blessed. The ears that od hasblessed bow their heads and ac"nowledge every grain, and the more fruitful they are the lower theirheads are bowed. The tares lift up their heads erect, high above the wheat, but they are only fruitful ofevil.

%f we only get down low enough, od will use us to *is glory.#&. 7. Moody.

olomon Solomon was highly e)alted by the 7ord at the beginning of his reign.

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0n accepting reproof >sal"s -&-:5? Let the righteous s"ite "e7 it shall be a %indness: and let hi" repro)e "e7 it shall be an eE!ellent oil, which shall not rea% "y head: for yet "y prayer also shall be in their !ala"ities#ro)ers -5:-2 8KJV s!offer does not lo)e one ho !orre!ts hi", 8or ill he go to the ise#

$ride of ,ssyriaIsaiah 3.:2- 8KJV Then Isaiah the son of "oB sent to $eBe%iah, saying, Thus says the LORDod of Israel, 4'e!ause you ha)e prayed to =e against +enna!heri %ing of ssyria,

Isaiah 3.:22 8KJV 4this is the ord hi!h the LORD has spo%en !on!erning hi": The )irgin, thedaughter of @ion, $as despised you, laughed you to s!orn7 The daughter of Jerusale" $as sha%enher head ehind your a!%

Isaiah 3.:23 8KJV Aho" ha)e you reproa!hed and lasphe"edC gainst ho" ha)e youraised your )oi!e, nd lifted up your eyes on highC gainst the $oly One of Israel#

Isaiah 3.:2& 8KJV 'y your ser)ants you ha)e reproa!hed the Lord, nd said, 4'y the "ultitude of "y !hariots I ha)e !o"e up to the height of the "ountains, To the li"its of Leanon7 I ill !utdon its tall !edars And its !hoi!e !ypress trees7 I ill enter its farthest height, To its fruitfulforest#

Isaiah 3.:25 8KJV I ha)e dug and drun% ater, nd ith the soles of "y feet I ha)e dried up ll

the roo%s of defense#4

Isaiah 3.:2; 8KJV Did you not hear long ago *ow I "ade it, Fro" an!ient ti"es that I for"editC 8o I ha)e rought it to pass, That you should e For !rushing fortified !ities into heaps ofruins#

Isaiah 3.:2. 8KJV Therefore their inhaitants had little poer7 They ere dis"ayed and!onfounded7 They ere as the grass of the field nd the green her, As the grass on the housetops

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Isaiah 3.:2/ 8KJV 'ut I %no your delling pla!e, our going out and your !o"ing in, nd your rage against =e#

Isaiah 3.:29 8KJV 'e!ause your rage against =e and your tu"ult $a)e !o"e up to =y ears,Therefore I ill put =y hoo% in your nose nd =y ridle in your lips, nd I ill turn you a!% 'ythe ay hi!h you !a"e#4

Isaiah 3.:31 8KJV This shall be a sign to you: ou shall eat this year su!h as gros of itself, ndthe se!ond year hat springs fro" the sa"e7 lso in the third year so and reap, lant )ineyardsand eat the fruit of the"#

Isaiah 3.:3- 8KJV nd the re"nant ho ha)e es!aped of the house of Judah +hall again ta%eroot donard, nd ear fruit upard#

Isaiah 3.:32 8KJV For out of Jerusale" shall go a re"nant, nd those ho es!ape fro" =ount@ion# The Beal of the LORD of hosts ill do this#

Isaiah 3.:33 8KJV Therefore thus says the LORD !on!erning the %ing of ssyria: 4$e shall not!o"e into this !ity, 8or shoot an arro there, 8or !o"e efore it ith shield, 8or uild a siege"ound against it#

Isaiah 3.:3& 8KJV 'y the ay that he !a"e, 'y the sa"e shall he return7 nd he shall not !o"einto this !ity,4 +ays the LORD#

Isaiah 3.:35 8KJV 4For I ill defend this !ity, to sa)e it For =y on sa%e and for =y ser)antDa)id4s sa%e#4

Isaiah 3.:3; 8KJV Then the angel of the LORD ent out, and %illed in the !a"p of the ssyriansone hundred and eighty0fi)e thousand7 and hen people arose early in the "orning, there erethe !orpses7 all dead#

Isaiah 3.:3. 8KJV +o +enna!heri %ing of ssyria departed and ent aay, returned home, andre"ained at 8ine)eh#

Isaiah 3.:3/ 8KJV 8o it !a"e to pass, as he as orshiping in the house of 8isro!h his god,that his sons dra""ele!h and +hareBer stru!% hi" don ith the sord7 and they es!aped intothe land of rarat# Then *sarhaddon his son reigned in his pla!e#

Isaiah -1:5 8KJV Aoe to ssyria, the rod of =y anger nd the staff in hose hand is =yindignation#

Isaiah -1:; 8KJV I ill send hi" against an ungodly nation, nd against the people of =y rathI ill gi)e hi" !harge, To seiBe the spoil, to ta%e the prey, nd to tread the" don li%e the "ire of the streets#

Isaiah -1:. 8KJV et he does not "ean so, 8or does his heart thin% so7 'ut it is in his heart todestroy, nd !ut off not a fe nations#


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Isaiah -1:25 8KJV For yet a )ery little hile and the indignation ill !ease, as ill =y anger intheir destru!tion#

Isaiah -1:2; 8KJV nd the LORD of hosts ill stir up a s!ourge for hi" li%e the slaughter of=idian at the ro!% of Ore7 as $is rod as on the sea, so ill $e lift it up in the "anner of *gypt#

Isaiah -1:2. 8KJV It shall !o"e to pass in that day That his urden ill e ta%en aay fro" yourshoulder, nd his yo%e fro" your ne!%, nd the yo%e ill e destroyed e!ause of the anointingoil#

Isaiah -1:2/ 8KJV $e has !o"e to iath, $e has passed =igron7 t =i!h"ash he has attendedto his e6uip"ent#

Isaiah -1:29 8KJV They ha)e gone along the ridge, They ha)e ta%en up lodging at ea# Ra"ahis afraid, ieah of +aul has fled#

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