Humble Yourself

Re: Humble Yourself

feeds@kickapps.com (Karen) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:21:05 PST

Thanks David I really liked your message today. When I first came to the Lord I was over 18 years old and I never had read the bible before then. Our family didn't follow any religion we only had an occasional get together with relatives with a bunch of alcohol. I remember when I first came across this scripture: "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7 (KJV) I started to cry because what stuck out more than anything was that in spite of myself a sinner saved by God's grace, that God loved me. In my younger years I had very low self-esteem so I just welcomed the love that God showed me. Before I thought of God as this big powerful being that was watching everyone with a club in his hand just waiting for the opportunity to punish those who blew it, and I wanted nothing to do with a God like that. This is what Satan must...

Re: Humble Yourself

feeds@kickapps.com (Gilbert) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:51:21 PST

I feel this is important, and I am glad that atleast this is what we all can agree on. There are a ton of famous and powerful people in history who abide by this code. No matter who you are, you should bow before God and his will.

Humble Yourself

feeds@kickapps.com (David) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:45:37 PST

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7 (KJV)

We have to lay down our pride, and stop exalting ourselves. When we exalt ourselves, then God will be forced to humble us... But if we're humble, God Himself will exalt us. I don't like being humbled by the Lord, because sometimes it hurts. It can be more humiliating than a pie to the face or like something I did when I was a teenager (I was leaning in my chair while eating a bowl of cereal, and I fell over and got it all over my head.) A friend saw it, and I didn't get to forget that for a very long time, haha. That's not the most humiliating thing that's happened to me, but it'll due. The point is, I'd rather have the Lord exalt me (lift me up,) than humble me. The truth is the Lord will exalt me much better than I can exalt myself. And of course, He can humble me...