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Friday, March
25, 2022
"Humble
Yourselves"
Message
summary: Today may we all clothed in humility!
“Be
completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with
one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2). "Humble yourselves
in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up"
(James 4:10).
Stauffer's
of Kissel Hill is a grocery store in our town that has a
special section for items nearing expiration date that are
discounted. Since we both like good deals and are flexible
in our culinary tastes and enjoy the variety, Brooksyne
often checks this section out and we never know what she
will find.
The last
several years we have enjoyed sushi, although not the raw
fish kind, and periodically the discount section has a
couple of small trays of sushi. She came home from
Stauffer's the other day after shopping and, as she got
out of the car, she lifted a bag of groceries and yelled
out, "I found Shih Tzu!"
Readers who
have quick minds have already figured out that she had
confused our dog's breed, Shih Tzu with the edible item,
sushi. I immediately feigned alarm as I responded, "O no,
don't let Sadie hear that".
Brooksyne
had a puzzled look after my comment, took a couple of
seconds to think it through and then she had a good laugh
at herself once she realized she had mistaken "Shih Tzu"
for "sushi". I've teased her quite often since that day
and get a rouse out of her, because she is extremely fond
of Sadie and would never think of doing any harm to her.
Misspeaking
is a colorful part of life and we've all done it. It
certainly has a way of keeping us humble!
Our of our all-time funniest recollections of a misspeak happened many years ago when Brooksyne, Ester and I dined in the Crystal Dining Room, a fine historic restaurant in the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The hotel sits on the top of a mountain overlooking the charming Victorian resort village.
Following our meal the server came over to our table and asked, “Are you ready for your deodorant?” After Ester, Brooksyne and I exchanged quizzical looks at each other, I responded to the effect, “Well, do you really think I need it?" I lifted my arms up one at a time pretending to sniff and told her, "I just showered this morning!”
Her face
reddened as she realized what had come from her lips. I
think she was as shocked at her words as we were. She
quickly explained her rather forward question, “I got my
tongue tied and meant to ask, ‘Are you ready to order
desert?’”
That
misspeak made our trip back to Pennsylvania so much fun
as, all along the way, one of us would blurt out, "Are you
ready for your deodorant?" and we'd break into uproarious
laughter all over again. Even as we are writing this
message today we are laughing again!
Once on
WDAC, our local Christian radio station, the announcer
gave a brief weather report and announced, "We have 75%
humility". She immediately recognized that she had
misspoken and corrected the word to humidity and then made
a quip about being humble.
Unintentionally misspeaking is one of the ways God uses to humble me. I recall leading a group in the Lord’s Prayer and since I have been in settings where leaders use “trespasses” and some use “debts” I tend to get confused at this point. When I came to this part I said “Forgive us our debtpasses”. (An Amish friend says he just says “sins” and is sure that covers it all.)
The Biblical standard for humility is 100%. Notice in the daily Scripture text Paul writes "Be completely humble". This is an aspiration that I suppose few of us have attained. Are any of you reading this really completely humble? Actually it seems to me that anyone making such a claim would be proud of their humility thus negating being completely humble! It's been said, "Humility is that elusive virtue that once you think you have it, you’ve lost it”.
Unintentionally misspeaking is one of the ways God uses to humble me. I recall leading a group in the Lord’s Prayer and since I have been in settings where leaders use “trespasses” and some use “debts” I tend to get confused at this point. When I came to this part I said “Forgive us our debtpasses”. (An Amish friend says he just says “sins” and is sure that covers it all.)
The Biblical standard for humility is 100%. Notice in the daily Scripture text Paul writes "Be completely humble". This is an aspiration that I suppose few of us have attained. Are any of you reading this really completely humble? Actually it seems to me that anyone making such a claim would be proud of their humility thus negating being completely humble! It's been said, "Humility is that elusive virtue that once you think you have it, you’ve lost it”.
The Bible describes humility
as being free from pride and arrogance. Jesus taught that
humility is the pathway to exaltation by God for "everyone
who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles
himself will be exalted" (Luke 18:14). The cross comes
before the crown.
Peter wrote,
“All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one
another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives grace
to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5). Today may we all
clothed in humility!
Be
encouraged today, (Hebrews 3:13)
Stephen
& Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Jesus, we know that none
of us are 100% humble, in these mortal,
fallible bodies of ours. But we do know
that You are completely humble and we
look to You as our example. As we clothe
ourselves in Your righteousness we can
overcome the pride that is ever before
us. We recognize that no good thing can
come from us, but all that is good comes
from You. Remind us daily that gratitude
is the antidote for feelings of pride.
When we acknowledge that everything we
have and all that we are is due to Your
merciful blessings we are humbled and
grateful to You, the Giver of every good
and perfect gift. Amen.
Daily
prayer: Jesus, we know that none
of us are 100% humble, in these mortal,
fallible bodies of ours. But we do know
that You are completely humble and we
look to You as our example. As we clothe
ourselves in Your righteousness we can
overcome the pride that is ever before
us. We recognize that no good thing can
come from us, but all that is good comes
from You. Remind us daily that gratitude
is the antidote for feelings of pride.
When we acknowledge that everything we
have and all that we are is due to Your
merciful blessings we are humbled and
grateful to You, the Giver of every good
and perfect gift. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"Humble
Yourselves In The Sight Of The Lord"
Video The
Maranatha Singers
Finally today:
This
morning we saw this message on a
whiteboard in one of our companies.
The
employee in this area tries to get in
a Biblical perspective and witness for
the Lord.
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