HUMILITY
Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Mark 10:43
If you desire to be used of God you should
never get to the place where you are too big to do the
small things or too small to do the big
things. You must not entertain inferiority complex, neither should you be
arrogant.
We cannot get
to the place that we are too big to do the small things if we want God to exalt us. Some Christians
have the attitude that their
position excuses them from doing some work they consider menial. But the Bible is very clear that
those who want to be leaders must first be
willing to be servants.
The law of
sowing and reaping works for masters and servants alike. Get lifted up by pride, and you are
destined to fall. If you are unteachable,
you open the door to deception. Paul wrote that we should not think of ourselves more highly
than we ought. If we begin to think we
are better than others, problems begin. Determine to keep a humble heart and think soberly
about.yourself; in time, God will exalt you.
- Examine your heart. Do you tend to think more highly of yourself than you ought, or do you sell yourself short?
- Seeing yourself as God sees you - nothing more and nothing less - is a great step toward maturity, and it will go a long way in making you a valuable servant. When God knows that He can trust you to have the proper view of yourself, He will be able to trust you with greater responsibility.
Prayer: Ask the Lord
to give you the heart of a faithful and diligent servant in His house.
Scriptural Reading: Mark 10:35-44
