All tagged Meekness
If we are of a humble spirit then our body will follow. When a man’s heart is not filled with humility then it is impossible for him to be humble before the world... much less his God. Have you allowed your faith to give itself over to humility, or does your pride still dominate who you are, and cause you to stumble?
Are you a humble person, just playing with the notion, or do you actually make no pretense at it whatsoever? Humbling ourselves is a foundational element of the Christian faith, and yet it is also a human trait that many people see as being a weakness, and unbecoming. Friends... humility and weakness are not synonymous... being humble before God allowed Jesus to take His place on the cross, but that wasn’t weakness... it was a strength of love that few of us can understand, much less realize in our lifetimes.
How humble do you find yourself to be? Are you strong enough to maintain your course of faith, and yet meek enough to do so without rippling the water around you? Are you bold in your humility before the cross, or do you carry your faith before you like a sharp sword? As we approach Pentecost we can’t help but compare ourselves to the apostles before they received the Holy Spirit, with those same men after the Spirit had come upon them... they left behind their desire to be first on that day, and became images of Jesus.