DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 15 DECEMBER 2021 — Humility : The Saint’s Hallmark
DCLM Higher Everyday 15 DECEMBER 2021 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi —Humility : The Saint’s Hallmark
TOPIC: HUMILITY: THE SAINT’S HALLMARK
TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
MEMORY VERSE: “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross” (PHILIPPIANS 2:8).
MESSAGE:
Humility is a very important Christian virtue that marks us out as real followers of Christ. Kris Vallotton said: “True humility is not the absence of confidence but rather, strength restrained.”
Read DCLM DAILY MANNA
Jesus Christ is the ultimate model of humility and servanthood. He was of a meek and humble Spirit. He was humble and obedient both to God and man. Thus, He laid aside the splendour of His glory as God and took upon Him the human form.
He subjected Himself to His parents, worked at the trade of a carpenter, conversed with the meanest of men and washed His disciples’ feet. He also complied with His Father’s will. Humility made Him to offer His life as a sacrifice to the Father to save humanity.
Humility is an issue of the heart and requires genuine repentance for all sins with inward transformation of heart. You should not wait for God to humble you as that will only result in humiliation as it was in Nebuchadnezzar’s case. Make humility a lifestyle, and God will take you higher every day.
QUOTE: Make humility a lifestyle.
CHALLENGE: Be a model of humility.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, give me a meek and humble spirit like that of Jesus Christ.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
