And in perhaps His greatest act of humility, He allowed Himself to be hung upon the cross. His last words in mortality typify His teachings on humility. After Jesus uttered the words “It is finished” (John 19:30), He also declared that His Father's will had been done (see Joseph Smith Translation, Matt.
Jesus' biggest act of service that showed His humility is when He washed the feet of His disciples on Good Friday. This action is often taken as a sign of servitude and humility, usually performed by a servant for their owner or their guests.
Phil. 2 Verses 5 to 8
[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.
God gives grace to the humble.
Humility is a grace that attracts more grace. Pride closes the door to spiritual growth, but humility opens the door of your life to more of God's grace. To the humble, God gives patience, and peace, and gentleness. The fruit of the Spirit grows in the soil of humility.
Even though he was ridiculed, rejected, despised and humiliated by his own people, Jesus persisted for our sake, to save us. Jesus willingly humbled himself, and he even went so low that he offered himself to die for our sins.
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is “riches and honor and life,” the things God promised Abraham when He called him, and Solomon after he asked for wisdom.
Luke 18:9-14 recounts the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican in which Jesus called for sincerity and humility before God.
To be humble is to realize how weak we are, how helpless we are to change the course of our lives in our own power. It's to ask God for His forgiveness and to trust Him for His guidance. That's what He wants to see abiding in our hearts.
2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version (NIV)
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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Given this background, it is stunning to read about Christ in Philippians 2:8 — in perhaps one of the most striking assertions in all the Scriptures: “he humbled himself.” God himself, fully divine and fully human in the person of his Son, humbled himself.
Humility is an essential characteristic for followers of Christ. The Bible defines humility as “the fear of the Lord” (Proverbs 22:4). Its etymological root is in the Latin word "humus" meaning "of the earth." To be humble is to be face down in the dirt, submitting to the authority of another, without personal pride.
In his humility, he stoops down to lift us up to him, just as a father bends down to pick up his child. We need to seek his face, just as a child seeks the face of its parents. This is what Jesus means when he calls us to be humble like “little children.”
He tells us He is gentle and lowly. In other words, He's kind, tender, compassionate, and humble. In this divisive time we live in, it's tempting to feel the need to shout, quarrel, shame one another, and argue our side. Jesus did much the opposite in that He gave His life for people who deeply disagreed with Him.
Whoever becomes like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” “The person who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever honors himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be honored.”
He is not talking about humbling ourselves in obedience to God but humbling ourselves in acceptance of whatever trial comes your way regardless of its severity. The phrase, “the mighty hand of God” is used repeatedly in the exodus story to refer to God's power in delivering Israel out of Egyptian bondage (De.
Being humble helps to build trust and facilitates learning, which are key aspects of leadership and personal development. As the revolutionary Nelson Mandela once said “The first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself…
Romans 12:3 (NIV)
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. This Bible verse about humility explains how the opposite of humility is pride.
Moses didn't fight for his honor; he didn't let his pride get wounded and strike out. Instead, he let God defend him. Even though Moses had power and authority, he refused to use the power for himself. He chose to trust in God.
So, one day, God appeared to Solomon in his dreams. God then asked him what he wanted to have. Solomon, being the humble person that he was, only asked God for wisdom to rule and lead God's people. God was very pleased upon hearing this and granted him wisdom, along with all the other things he already possessed.
By nature, we are prideful people, but we can walk in humility with God's help. “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up” (James 4:10). Let's be careful to always humbly look to God to receive His grace.
An example of gentleness can be seen in John 8, when the Pharisees bring a woman who was caught in adultery to Jesus. The Pharisees told Jesus that the Law of Moses commanded them to stone such a woman, to which Jesus responds, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her” (John 8:7).