ACCESSING TRUE HUMILITY – Saturday 14th January 2017
Memorise:
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of
mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Philippians 2:3
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
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.
Bible in one year: Matthew 27-28, Isaiah 10:20-11:5, Hymn: Sing hymn 9
MESSAGE:
One
of the virtues that made the work of our salvation possible is
humility. It took great humility for our Lord Christ to take up the form
of a man and to die the shameful death of the cross. The secret of our
Lord’s humility lies in the state of His mind. For this reason, the Holy
Spirit in Philippians 2:5 says this to us.
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”
Many
Christians believe they are humble, but only adversity reveals a man’s
true character. It takes the mind of Jesus being transplanted into you
to experience true humility. God’s humility is not feigned like what we
generally see today. A man behaves and speaks as though he is humble,
but under provocation he throws caution to the wind. At this point, you
will see how haughty or cocky he really is. Are you struggling to stay
humble? Ask that the mind of Christ be made manifest in you today! Do
not stop asking until you see yourself manifesting Christ humility. When
you surrender your life to Jesus at salvation, the mind of Christ is
grafted into your spirit (1st Corinthians 2:16).
Open Heavens Devotional Saturday 14 January 2017:- accessing true
humility. It however takes the sanctification experience to fully
manifest this new mind without struggling. Through sanctification, there
is an overflow of grace that is released to you, enabling you to easily
manifest the nature of God that you have received through salvation.
We
need true humility today like never before. Many years ago, I was the
official interpreter for the founder of our church: translating his
sermons from Yoruba, the local dialect, to English. Then one day, a
pastor was asked to preach, and he came and asked me to interpret for
him. I felt insulted. “Who do you think you are to be asking the
interpreter of the General Superintendent to interpret for you?” I
mused. Right then, God taught me a big lesson which cost me a lot, but
thank God I was later restored. Later on, I became the General Overseer
(G.O.) of the church, and I had the opportunity of visiting one of our
church parishes. I got there during an evening service, and one of the
deacons was about to preach. He had already opened his Bible to begin
the message when he was told “the G.O. is here.” I was brought up to the
altar and he said to me, “Thank God you are here sir, please go ahead
and preach. “I answered, “No, you go ahead and preach, while I interpret
for you.” “I can’t do that sir” he replied. Then I said, “I command you
to.” For five minutes, he was shaking because here he was, a deacon
preaching, and the G.O. was interpreting. The Holy Ghost then took
control of him and he was able to focus on the word. Through humility,
it becomes easy to submit one to another and to esteem others better
than ourselves. Are you humble? Open heavens for today.
Prayer Point
Father, grant me the grace to easily manifest the mind of Christ in humility every day.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye,
The
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries. 
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