HUMILITY
Word of God is like a mirror
that helps us to look for our self
Solid foundation that all other
virtues are built on. If you miss
it you miss others
Colossian 3:12
• Put on therefore, as the elect of God,
holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, longsuffering;
1st peter 4:5-6
• Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of
you be subject one to another, and be
clothed with humility: for God resisteth
the proud, and giveth grace to the
humble.
• Humble yourselves therefore under the
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt
you in due time:
• Have put on the cloth of humility?
• Peter and Paul are encouraging us to
cloth us with humility
• Why Satan fell from heaven its because
of proud
• Walking in pride causes God to oppose
you
• Due mean mature. Right time of
exhaltaion.
characteristics
1. Sober judgment
Do not think so highly as you ought
Proper accurate assessment of self and
know their strength and weakness
2. secure.
john the Baptist was not insecure of Jesus
having crowds bigger than him .John said
a man can only receive that which God
has allowed
[Link] to forgive and difficult to
offend
• A humble person is quick to forgive
difficult to offend . Those offended
easily is the pride.
• They are also quick to repent e.g. David
vs Saul. He took big for sacrifice
4. A peace maker
• Romans 12:16
• 16 Be of the same mind one toward
another. Mind not high things, but
condescend to men of low estate. Be
not wise in your own conceits.
• 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Provide things honest in the sight of all
men.
• Associated with people of low position
• Be at peace with all.
5. do not react to accusation ,slander and
critics .shimei throw sand and words to
David but David did [Link] not
revenge for you are not an angle. don't
fight had because you may be wrong or
mistakes you have [Link] buttons
active in carnal nature to die ..that's why
6. Receiving a second
chance
• Failure is a school of humility.
• God will allow you to fail just like David
wanted to took the ark of covenant and
God knew uza will die because ark not
carried in accordance to Gods way.
David said keep it to abedidong. But
later assembled israel to go and pick it
[Link] ark stayed at kerith jericho at
times of soul. when ark of covenant was
7. obedience
• Deuteronomy 8:1. -3
• 1 All the commandments which I
command thee this day shall ye observe
to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and
go in and possess the land which the
LORD swore unto your fathers.
• 2 And thou shalt remember all the way
which the LORD thy God led thee these
forty years in the wilderness, to humble
thee, and to prove thee, to know what
was in thine heart, whether thou
wouldest keep his commandments, or
no.
• 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered
thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither
did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live
by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the
LORD doth man live.
• humility brings obedience.
• God tested our fore fathers so that they
hungered so that they obey.
• Proud…come to church but have
mpango wa kando
• Proud ..failure to pay tithe but know you
are supposed to.
• Us who obey christ is not becouse you
are good but where you are pased.
Humility wale mungu anawapenda
[Link] to the end and
surrender
1st kings 21:29 Ahab humble himself
fasted, tore his clothes and God withdraw
his judgment.
Nani ajuae kama ni mungu amemutuma
You may rebuke god .with out knowing.
Its better to wage war on with devil 10
Conclusion
Humbly your self therefore
under Gods mighty hand