So, here's a challenge, let's be more humble.
In today's Faith2C message, we will talk
about having the humble mindset of Jesus Christ.
A big part of becoming more like Jesus is becoming
more humble, taking on the servant mindset. giving
up our rights, and taking the lower seat. Now
I do want to qualify something before we get
into this Faith2C message. Humility does
not mean letting people walk all over us, nor
does it mean we're weak. Humility in the words
of Dr. Charles Stanley just means power under
control. We have power. but we know when and
how to use it, and it's under the submission
of the Holy Spirit. Let's get into our first
scripture of the day, which is Philippians 2
verse 7. This is the NLT version and it says,
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges. He
took the humble position of a slave and was born
as a human being. When he appeared in human form,
he humbled himself in obedience to God and died
a criminal's death on a cross. Hold up, hold
up, hold up. We're not talking about Jesus, are
we? Yes, the scripture is talking about Jesus.
It says that he took the lowly form of a servant,
but he's literally the king. Why would he be
doing a servant's work? It's ironic, I know.
But when Jesus was doing servants work, he was
being our example. So the question we need to
ask ourselves are what are some ways I can take
on the mindset of Christ and be humble and then
we need to ask the Lord to help us willingly
and kindly Give up our right Our next scripture
is Romans chapter 12 verse 2, and this is taken
from the easy English Bible version. It says,
you will know what is completely right. I chose
to read this scripture in the easy English Bible
version, but some of us may know the scripture
by the version that says, do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by the renewal
of our mind. To have our minds renewed means
that God will transform the way we think, which
will then change the way we live. So if I think
about how humble Jesus was, and how humble he
wants me to be, then I will be more humble. think
about how much better I am than the next person
and how much more I deserve what they have, then
I will live pridefully. But pride is something
that the Lord hates. The scripture literally
says that the Lord hates pride. And when I look
at my life, in a lot of circumstances, pride
has gotten in the way. Pride is something we
all struggle with. So God wants us to get closer
to him so that we can be renewed in our spirit,
in our minds, and in every aspect of our lives.
It's as simple as this. If Jesus washed his disciples'
feet, then I can give up the front seat. And
that's a real example from my life because I'm
not kidding. If I am not careful, that front
seat can have a chokehold on me. Our last scripture
today is 1 Corinthians 2 verse 16. And this is
taken from the NLT version. It says, I'm telling
you the truth right now. When we get closer to
God, He reveals a lot of things to us. When we
have the humility that the Lord gives us, we
can acknowledge that we need Him. Pride says
I don't need anyone. Pride says I can do it all
by myself. But humility says I am not enough
outside of Christ. I actually need the Lord to
help me. When we are humble and acknowledge our
weakness, we are believing in the scripture 2
Corinthians 12 verse 9 which says, my grace is
sufficient for you and my power is perfected
in your weakness. And this is important to believe
because we cannot try and live the Christian
walk by ourselves. There is nothing we can do
in our Christian life apart from Jesus. Because
once we are saved and once we humble ourselves
and acknowledge our need for him, we now have
the mind of Christ and we can now understand
the mystery of Christ so humility is such a great
thing and it is such a blessing yes sometimes
it is difficult but it will be greatly rewarded
we are to obey God and the more humble we are
to give up our rights the more we please God
and the more we become like him so our points
today are one to have the spirit such the mindset
of humility we must become closer to Jesus to
Jesus will renew our minds and change the way
we think to live more like him. And three, when
we are humble, we understand the need we have
for God. So. If you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then this Faith to See message
will help you. But if you don't have a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, then I invite
you to give your heart to the Lord today. To
receive him into your heart, go to Romans 10,
9 -10. It says that if you confess with your
mouth, the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart
that God has raised him from the dead, you will
be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto
righteousness, and with the mouth, confession
is made. unto salvation. If you said this prayer
with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal
life with Jesus. You are saved from all your
sins, past, present, and future sins you may
commit. This truth, however, is not a free past
as in any time. Instead, Jesus gives you power.
over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread
the gospel to others. You are saved forever and
your name is written in the book of life.