What is humbleness?

[Leonardo Von]

What is humbleness?

•    Pro 18:12 -> “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”.

In the Holy Scripture we can see an example of what it is said in the first part of this verse:

•    2Ch 25:16 -> “And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.”.

The Creator intended to obliterate Amaziah because he forsook Him to follow other gods:

•    2Ch 25:20 -> “But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.”.

And see how the Creator used the proud in the heart of Amaziah to make him to fall:

•    2Ch 25:17-19 -> “Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?”.

On the other hand, only the person who is humble will receive honor. After all, who will desire to impart honor to a rebel who only will give them distress.

But, what is humility? Certainly, it isn’t to accept everything wrong that people around us do. For instance, see what came about Sapphira for having an agreement with her husband in the wrong way:

•    Act 5:9 -> “Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.”.

On the other hand, Jesus, being humble and meek, in certain occasion, went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves (Mat 21:12). 

The best verse in the Holy Scripture which can explain what is humility is written below:

•    Php 2:5-8 -> “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”.

That is to say, to humble is to empty from ourselves so that only prevail what is delightful to Jesus. Or, to be more precise, so that He can live His life in us (Gal 2:20). In other words, the question isn’t to leave people to do what they desire, but let Jesus use us to do what people need in their life.

So, have a good day humbling under the powerful hand of Jesus (1Pe 5:5-7)

[Ani Tefillah]

Thank you so much for the share! 

[LearningToLetGo]

7 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

The best verse in the Holy Scripture which can explain what is humility is written below:

•    Php 2:5-8 -> “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”.

That is to say, to humble is to empty from ourselves so that only prevail what is delightful to Jesus. Or, to be more precise, so that He can live His life in us (Gal 2:20). In other words, the question isn’t to leave people to do what they desire, but let Jesus use us to do what people need in their life.

Acceptance is a large part of humility, but not a begrudging acceptance, but rather a joyful acceptance. This is why the spirits sing Jesus' praise in Revelation. Acceptance of this kind can not be found in prayer alone. Rather, it is found in prayer in combination with suffering.

Our pain gives us opportunity to accept Jesus' plan more joyously. It also gives us opportunity to curse God, which some do. The choice is ours. Just as with Adam in the garden, our first suffering (discovering we were naked) gave us opportunity to choose honesty and humbly admit our sin, or choose duplicity and place blame on others ("the woman, she gave me the fruit to eat"). We all know how that went.

Edited March 10, 2022 by LearningToLetGo
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