JOURNAL/HUMILITY

JOURNAL/HUMILITY


“The servants went out into the streets and GATHERED ALL they found-bad and good alike
and the hall was FILLED with GUESTS” Matthew 22;10


In the 22^nd chapter of Saint Matthew's gospel-Jesus tells another one of his FAMOUS parables-----
In this one-the KING puts on a WEDDING feast-but a funny thing happens-NO ONE ATTENDS-so the king sends out his servants to FILL the banquet hall with WHOEVER would come


This parable was a warning to the JEWISH CHRISTIANS not to feel superior to others-as it is a warning to us today NOT to feel superior to any other human being


CHRISTIAN FAITH requires that we RESIST pride and cultivate HUMILITY


it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us and a great day to be HUMBLE in the KINGDOM OF GOD


















WITNESS




7-20-13




HUMILITY




Do you ever
Stop and think
That the one thing
Our Lord wanted us to learn from him
Was and is to act with humility


Humility
Is the quality
Of being modest and respectful
It is seen as being humble
Or grounded


But how do most of us
Live our lives today


We seek flattery
We seek
The applause of the crowd
And we seek riches


Nothing humble or grounded
In that


“He has showed you-o man
What is good


And what does the Lord
Require of you


To act justly and to love mercy
And to walk humbly
With your God” Micah 6:8


That is
Exactly what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did


And HOW was he repaid


With a broken body
With a broken heart
And with ALL of his disciples and friends deserting him


But he could do it
For he was GOD
And for that
He is exalted today


But what about us
Poor humans
Will we even make the effort
To walk humbly


Saint Paul
Encourages us to do so


“Live in harmony
With one another


Do not be proud
But be willing to associate
With people of low position


Do NOT be conceited” Romans 12:16


That is exactly
Who Christ was
That is exactly
What he did
And he took much criticism
For WHO he chose
To be his twelve apostles


SO KNOW
That whatever your state in life
WHOEVER you are
That GOD CHOOSES you


Our God
Is not too good for you
The question is
DO YOU THINK
You are too good for God


Know that
God loves each of us
With a special individual kind of love


A little bit hard to believe
A little bit overwhelming
THAT GOD CHOOSES YOU AND ME


And the more humble you are
The more humility
That you have
The MORE SPECIAL you are too God


“Blessed are the poor in spirit
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:3


“DO NOTHING
Out of selfish ambition
Or vain conceit


But in HUMILITY
Consider others
Better than yourselves” Philippians 2:3


NOT an easy thing to do
To consider others
Better than ourselves


Yet that is what Christ did
That is why
He is exalted today


Dear Lord
We pray
Meek and humble of heart
Make our heart LIKE YOURS


Robert P. Wallman
9-26-12




Ps WITNESS 7-20-13




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