Humble

Zechariah 10-12; Psalm 126; Luke 14
Luke 14:7-11 ⁷When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: ⁸"When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. ⁹If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. ¹⁰But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. ¹¹For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Humble: not proud or arrogant; modest

Humble: having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience,

Humble: to destroy the independence, power, or will of

To be humble is one of the hardest things someone has to be. When someone is humble it means they are lowering themselves. They are making themselves less than, less worthy, less dignified. Jesus understood this all too well. He became the lowest of the low, so we didn't have to. And to be humble was one of Jesus' teachings and hopes for his people.

We are not the best. We are not greater than anyone else. We do not deserve the best. Yet through Christ we are able to get it all. Through Christ we are able to be rich, happy and free. And in that freedom we need to be thankful, humble, and grateful.

There are times when I don't thank God for what I have. I forget sometimes in the morning to thank God for my life because I'm so tired. I forget to thank God for my food because I'm so hungry. I forget to thank God for what I have because I'm focused on other things. So when it does come down to thank God I make sure He knows how truly grateful I am. I am not above the little things in life just because I have a title. Because at any second He can take it away. Though there are things I don't want to do, I do them because I know God has bigger plans in the little things and its through those things that I will learn more about God and His great love.

Father,
Thank you for your love for me. Thank you that I can remain humbled in you. Humbled knowing that you have greater plans for me. I know Lord that you have brought me here for a reason and it is know your grace and mercy on a different level. I praise you Lord because I am fearfully and wonderfully made in your image.
I forever love you always
Amen