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Humility by Nobody: 1:23pm On May 20, 2017
C. A. C., LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017
TOPIC: HUMILITY
BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 23:1-12
MEMORISE: But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (James 4:6)

The passage above is expressing how much God hates pride. Pride in our lives will cause God to turn from our prayers, and withhold His presence and grace from us. But for those who humbly submit themselves to God and draw near to Him, there is abundant grace, mercy, and help in every situation. Jesus condemned pride (Matt 23:12).
What is humility? Passages in the Bible clearly express what it means to be humble: Humility begins with a sense of subordination to God in Christ - 'Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time' (1 Peter 5:6; cf. Matt 10:24)
Humility does not feel like he has the right to better treatment than Jesus got - 'It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!' (Matt 10:25). Therefore, humility does not build a life based on its perceived rights (1 Pet 2:21-23).
Humility knows it is dependent on God's grace for all things, including, knowing, believing, living, and acting. 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast' (Eph 2:8-9; cf. 1 Cor 4:7).
True humility senses that humility is a gift beyond our reach. If humility is the product of reaching, then we will instinctively feel proud about our successful reach. Humility is the gift that receives all things as gift. It is the fruit not of our achievement, but of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22).

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord, make me truly humble, without hypocrisy.
2. Holy Spirit, kill every ungodly tendency to be proud/haughty that is latent in me, before it manifests, in Jesus' name.
3. Lord, convince every of our children against feeling bigger than their parents, guardians and teachers, to avert their downfall.

EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 1 THESSALONIANS 1 - 3

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