Humility

Earlier today on Bellshill Salvation Army Band’s Facebook page I shared some devotions. I’d like to share those devotions with you tonight.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6

As Christians, we know it is a glorious virtue to be humble, but what does it look like? 

Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.

Andrew Murray

This a great description of humility isn’t it!

The next time someone badmouths you, and you don’t retaliate – That’s humility. When you are not bothered when others don’t thank you or congratulate you for a job well done – That also is humility.

We become humble when we become more and more like Christ, therefore let’s make humility our goal. 

Humble by Audrey Assad

Humble and Human willing to bend You are 
Fashioned of flesh and the fire of life You are 
Not to proud to wear our skin 
To know this weary world we're in 
Humble humble Jesus 

Humble in sorrow You gladly carried Your cross 
Never refusing Your life to the weakest of us 
Not too proud to bear our sin 
To feel this brokenness we're in 
Humble humble Jesus 

We bow our knees 
We must decrease 
You must increase 
We lift You high 

Humble in greatness born in the likeness of man 
Name above all names holding our world in Your hands 
Not too proud to dwell with us to live in us to die for us 
Humble humble Jesus 

We bow our knees 
We must decrease 
You must increase 
We lift You high 

We bow our knees 
We must decrease 
You must increase 
We lift You high 

We lift you high 

Humble 
You are humble 
Make me humble like You 
We lift You high