Above Only Daily Devotional http://cgmglobal.org/aboveonly Tuesday, MARCH 6 Kingdom Principles of Greatness 4 Philippians 2:5,8-9, 1Peter 5:5b-6

Above Only Daily Devotional
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Tuesday, MARCH 6

Kingdom Principles of Greatness 4

Philippians 2:5,8-9, 1Peter 5:5b-6
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: *And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: *… for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

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Yesterday, we studied about the importance of patience in God, developing strength and character in us in order to bring out the greatness He has given us in Christ. Today we shall focus on the fact that one major character we must develop and exhibit as we wait on God is humility; specifically the humility of Christ. To be humble does not mean to look down on yourself. It means to see yourself the way that God sees you. It means not to be so full of yourself that you cannot love, serve others and do God's will no matter what it will cost you. In Romans 12:3 (GNB) Apostle Paul said “… do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you.” Immediately after he said this he began to talk about how we need to love, serve and work together with others just like the parts of a body functions.

God wants us to see ourselves highly because He sees us highly, special, valued and great in Christ, but He does not want this way of seeing ourselves to make us unable to love others and be willing to serve them and do His will no matter what it would cost us. When we cannot do this we are thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to. Genuine humility comes from the heart. Genuine humility helps us avoid strife and seeking vain glory. It makes us value and consider others more, Phil.2:3-4. In Christ you have the ability to be humble just like Christ is and as you keep yielding to God and remaining humble God will keep lifting you up in Him.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I receive your grace to remain humble and to keep yielding to you to love and serve others and do your will.

BIBLE IN A YEAR READING PLAN: NUMBERS 35-36; MARK 10:1-31

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