Our humility in service is a declaration that our mighty God can be trusted to give us all the glory and recognition that we long for when time is right. Our willingness to serve, to make ourselves nothing, isn't a declaration that we are, in fact, insignificant. When the proper time comes, He will exalt us either here, or in the life to come, or both, to some extent. No, we are willingly humbling ourselves under the hand of God. Peter reminds us that we are not humbling ourselves under the hand of our human authorities, including the elders in the church. Lewis said, 'Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.'

It means a proper appreciation of how we are, in relationship to God. Why are we so afraid to put on humility toward other Christians? Why does it bother us to live in submission to other people? We are afraid of becoming insignificant, of going unrecognized, of making ourselves nothing.Īs used in Scripture, 'humility' does not mean weakness or self-hatred.

Peter echoes that idea in this and the following verse. Or, 'at the revolutions of days' (b) at the end of a year, of a complete year, as Ben Melech, from their return from Shiloh for it might be some time after their return that she conceived or rather the sense is, that at nine months' end, the usual time of a woman's going with child from her conception. Then, at the right time, the Father elevated Jesus to the highest position in the universe. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceived. Philippians 2 reminds us that Jesus is God and yet, when He came to earth, He made Himself nothing. He's a good Father who loves us let Him be in charge of bringing us glory. The Bible teaches us to quit struggling so hard to make it happen, and trust God to exalt us at the right time and place as He sees fit. The key to a biblical, Christian view of glory is paying close attention to what God says about seeking it. In this case, we are made in God's image, and He has built into us the desire to be exalted. All natural human desires have some legitimate, God-honoring purpose, and a means to express it properly. We long to know that we are significant, and to have others know it, as well.

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