Humility before God
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Valuing Humility
“…whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Stumbling Resolution
“So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.”
Accepting Forgiveness
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
Repent & Be Baptized
“Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins…”
Return to Reason
At the same time my reason returned to me… Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Boast in the Lᴏʀᴅ
Thus says the Lᴏʀᴅ: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lᴏʀᴅ who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lᴏʀᴅ.”
Humility
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Humility in the Light
“You save a humble people… it is You who light my lamp; the Lᴏʀᴅ my God lightens my darkness.”
Seekers of God
The Lᴏʀᴅ looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
He is Greater
“for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
Timely Truth
And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem.
Humbling
“Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God…”
Tender Hearted
“… because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God…”
Arrogance
But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction.
Holding Loosely
“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly?”
Emmanuel
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lᴏʀᴅ your God is with you wherever you go.”