Humility in Truth

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The deceiver lurks, seeking those he may devour.  Are you one of “those”?  Is your faith rooted, washed, supported and sustained by the absolute truth of God’s Holy Scripture or are you susceptible, thinking yourself safe, without opening, seeking, meditating and proclaiming the Good News of God’s grace upon your heart?   Are you submitted to the ruling sovereignty, majesty and direction of the Holy Spirit of God or does this world capture your allegiance?  The battle has not only begun, it is raging and the enemy will try at all costs to convince you that there is nothing to worry about, that there is no struggle to which we must find ourselves righteously engaged.  He will “adjust”, minimize and rewrite God’s Word wherever possible a function which is completely impossible when a believer knows specifically what is said in the Bible.  Are you at risk?

Do you know what the Bible says or can you honestly say that you will be free from any supernatural deception which may be perpetrated upon an unsuspecting humanity by a powerful being who used to be an arch-angel.  DO NOT BE FOOLED OR WORSE YET FOOL YOURSELF.  In these times, which are evil, the enemy will work overtime to lead you away from God.  This is the time when you will achieve life efficacy or slumber and be caught unaware either by the wiles of a desperate and might enemy or by the imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church.

This all begins with humility and fear of the Lord our God.  If you do not respect Him reverently in His Majesty and Sovereignty then you will walk in the battle unarmed, unaware and insecure, possibly alone.  The following are specific definitions for humility, a subject which the enemy has diluted, obfuscated and diffused so that we cannot achieve the desired beginning state for a relationship and growth in the Lord.  Wikipedia states the following definitional characteristics for Christian humility;

  1. Submitting to God and legitimate authority
  2. Recognizing virtues and talents that others possess, particularly those that surpass one’s own, and giving due honor and, when required, obedience
  3. Recognizing the limits of one’s talents, ability, or authority; and, not reaching for what is beyond one’s grasp

http://www.dictionary.com states the following as a Christian definition for humility; Taken from Easton’s Bible Dictionary.

a prominent Christian grace (Rom. 12:3; 15:17, 18; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; 2 Cor. 3:5; Phil. 4:11-13). It is a state of mind well pleasing to God (1 Pet. 3:4); it preserves the soul in tranquillity (Ps. 69:32, 33), and makes us patient under trials (Job 1:22). Christ has set us an example of humility (Phil. 2:6-8). We should be led thereto by a remembrance of our sins (Lam. 3:39), and by the thought that it is the way to honour (Prov. 16:18), and that the greatest promises are made to the humble (Ps. 147:6; Isa. 57:15; 66:2; 1 Pet. 5:5). It is a “great paradox in Christianity that it makes humility the avenue to glory

Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary

So that you can clearly see the danger, falsehood, cleverness and nuance of the enemy, look upon these definitions and then match them to current social reflections upon humility.  Humility has been turned into a “less than favorable” pattern of life where people “empty” themselves of all thought for self in exchange for “enlightenment”.  Look at this statement and you will see the hand of the wicked one.  He craftily turns humility into something which serves yourself, as for self-deprecation you achieve the secular prize of “self actualization”, enlightenment or golden age understanding and oneness with the universe.  If you do not see the subtle attempts of the enemy to steer us away from God’s ideas of humility then you have already been deceived.  Seek the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul.  Be a Christian 24 hours a day not just one or two days a week.  Armor Up for the battle is nigh.  Stand together in faith, hope, knowledge and prayer, knowing that Christ’s return is near.  Praise Jesus Christ, Amen.  Lord please rebuke the enemy for all our sakes.

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