To be humble

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. – Titus 3.1-2

Humility. It seems like it turns up on every page of the Bible doesn’t it?

In this context we are to:

Be in subjection to authorities

Obey authorities

To do good works

To speak evil of no one

To be peaceable and gentle

Does that sound like how we tend to behave? I know that as I look at that list I have failed in many areas.

The only way that we can do those things is by walking in humility. Jesus of course set the prime example:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. - Philippians 2:5-8

We must have the mind of Christ and the mind of Christ was a humble man. So humble that He did not cling on to His place in heaven, but came to earth as a man and took on the form of a servant and humbled Himself all the way to His death on the cross.

When I read that how can I ever cling on to my own foolish pride?

Let us all be reminded of the need for humility and let it be seen in our lives daily.