Are You Humble?

What does it mean to be humble? William Temple teaches, “Humility does not mean

thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of

your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking of yourself at all”. In America, we spend

way too much time thinking about ourselves and what we want. Abraham Lincoln said,

“What kills the skunk is the publicity it gives itself”. We should consider swallowing our

pride, for it is non-fattening!

The Bible goes in depth about being humble. 2 Chronicles 7:14 proclaims, “If My people

who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn

from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal

their land”.

James points out, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore, submit

to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw

near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you doubleminded”

(James 4:6b-8). Please note getting right with God and pleasing God all begins

with humility. We give up fighting God and submit to God’s way. We become a Christian

as commanded in the New Testament. We worship God as commanded in the New

Testament. We live our lives as commanded in the New Testament.

Man’s way is the wrong way (Proverbs 14:12; Luke 6:46; Acts 17:30,31). Friend, where

are you? Here at Naff Avenue, we desire to help because we care. If you have questions,

the Bible has answers. Please contact us at 318-547-8565 with concerns you may have.

Stay true to the Word,

Brother Travis