To Be Least
"For he who is least among you all--he is the greatest." (Luke 9:48)Saturday, December 27, 2003
Okay, hello everybody. The blogging teen is back.
Today I'm just going to talk a little about humbleness. God approves of humbleness, this is obvious as shown by many verses in the Bible.
Humble*
SYLLABICATION: hum·ble
ADJECTIVE: Inflected forms: hum·bler, hum·blest
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.
2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.
3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See synonyms at degrade.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground. See dhghem- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: humble·ness ÂNOUN
humbler ÂNOUN
humbly ÂADVERB
*Taken from the American Heritage Dictionary
Now that we all are on the same page, let's take a look at the scriptures.
Humbleness in the book of Psalm
Psalm 18:27
You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psalm 25:9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psalm 147:6
The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
God, shown by these short and simple verses saves, guides, sustains, and delights in the humble.
Humbleness in the book of Matthew
Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Here it is again, God saying the whoever is humbled will be the greatest in heaven and be exalted.
If you want some more scripture with references to being humble go Here
A part of humbling yourself is losingly lossing your own pride, but also putting yourself as a servant to others as said by Jesus in Matthew, "The greatest among you will be your servant." So there it all is, laid at your feet. Now it's your decision what to do with it.
Before I sign out for tonight, I want to say that please feel free to email me or leave a comment about my post or blog. I am more then willing to listen to any comments or suggestions. Good night, and God bless.
Today I'm just going to talk a little about humbleness. God approves of humbleness, this is obvious as shown by many verses in the Bible.
SYLLABICATION: hum·ble
ADJECTIVE: Inflected forms: hum·bler, hum·blest
1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.
2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.
3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See synonyms at degrade.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground. See dhghem- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: humble·ness ÂNOUN
humbler ÂNOUN
humbly ÂADVERB
*Taken from the American Heritage Dictionary
Now that we all are on the same page, let's take a look at the scriptures.
Humbleness in the book of Psalm
Psalm 18:27
You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psalm 25:9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psalm 147:6
The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
God, shown by these short and simple verses saves, guides, sustains, and delights in the humble.
Humbleness in the book of Matthew
Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 23
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Here it is again, God saying the whoever is humbled will be the greatest in heaven and be exalted.
If you want some more scripture with references to being humble go Here
A part of humbling yourself is losingly lossing your own pride, but also putting yourself as a servant to others as said by Jesus in Matthew, "The greatest among you will be your servant." So there it all is, laid at your feet. Now it's your decision what to do with it.
Before I sign out for tonight, I want to say that please feel free to email me or leave a comment about my post or blog. I am more then willing to listen to any comments or suggestions. Good night, and God bless.
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