PROVERBS 16:19
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Chose this verse so we can have a humble spirit and not be proud. We saw the other day what happen to the proud and the greedy, so let’s see what happens when we humble our self’s before GOD!
Luke 18:13-14 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
JESUS tells us those who exalteth them self shall be abased which means they will be brought down by JESUS not on their own, he that humbleth himself shall be exalted, those who chose to be humble JESUS will exalt in the end. Our American view is that humble people are weak and get walked on, JESUS was the most humble to ever live and He was far from weak. JESUS was a carpenter, when i was younger I framed houses and you can not be a pansy and do that type of work. JESUS was the strongest man I have ever heard about, they beat this man to death if any of us was to endure the beating that JESUS got we would have died way before the cross. All these punks and guys that run around like Billy bad butt think they are tough they don’t have nothing, JESUS was and is and will always be THE MAN, THE GOD MAN!! JESUS is the king of humility and we have to look at his life to see how to be humble and JESUS was never less man cause of humility it makes JESUS more man!!
Mat 3:13-15 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Mat 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Luke 22:27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Phi 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
John 13:5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
The last verse where JESUS washed the disciples feet that was the low of the low job back then not only that JESUS washed Judas feet the man that was stealing from JESUS the one who betrayed JESUS and JESUS knew it the whole time and still humbled Himself and washed his feet. I don’t know about you guys but that takes a REAL MAN. This is something the world cannot understand and will not do, Matthew Henry says that humility recommends us to the favor of GOD, qualifies us for His gracious visits, prepares us for His Glory, secures us from many temptations, and preserves the quiet and repose of our own souls. Can we just try to be humble it won’t kill us just help us walk better.