Greetings from Memphis! As you worship this morning, I will be worshiping in Memphis, TN. This coming week will be filled with lots of study and Old Testament discussion as I take one of my Graduate courses! Although I deeply miss being with my Watertown family, I am confident it is in good hands as brother Joe will bring our class and morning sermon and Aaron will bring our evening sermon! May God bless you as you worship Him and learn from His Word.
1 Peter 5:5b-6 says “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.”
Humility is more than denying one is good at something. It is more than poor self esteem and looking at the ground. In fact, this is not at all what is meant by humility. Humility is more along the lines of submission. We must not be proud and arrogant individuals. We must not consider ourselves “wiser than the others,” or “holier than others.” We must not fall into the trap of building ourselves up while it tears down others or the trap of being un-teachable. Humility is best seen in the example of Christ. Christ was submissive to God, comfortable with who he was while not lording it over others. As a child we see that Jesus is teachable! We see him sitting in the temple not only asking questions but learning from the Rabbis of old. If Jesus wanted too could he have walked in and told them how it is and how it is going to be? Sure he could have! Could he have spoken every time he attended synagogue? Of course! However, Jesus had a humble attitude and was willing to listen! Do we have the attitude of Christ? An attitude of humility? Or are we un-teachable, prideful, and the best Christian of the bunch? If we are never wrong...we are not humble (and possibly naïve). We must clothe ourselves with humility and only then will God exalt us!
—Josh
“Try great things for God and expect great things from Him!”
