Men – Manifestations of Humility

Manifestations of Humility

Recognizing and trusting God’s character
Psalms 119:66(ESV)
66     Teach me good judgment and knowledge,      for I believe in your commandments.

Seeing yourself as having no right to question or judge an Almighty and Perfect God .

Psalms 145:17 ( ESV )
17     The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

Romans 9:19-23 ( ESV )
19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 
20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 
21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use? 
22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 
23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—

Focusing on Christ

Philippians 1:21 ( ESV )
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

Hebrews 12:1-2 ( ESV )
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Biblical praying and a lot of it

1 Thessalonians 5:7 ( ESV )
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 

1 Timothy 2:1-2 ( ESV )
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 
2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 

Being overwhelmed with God’s undeserved Grace and Goodness !

Psalms 116:12-19 ( ESV )
12     What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?
13     I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
14     I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15     Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16     O Lord, I am your servant;  I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.     You have loosed my bonds.
17     I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
18     I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,
19     in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.      Praise the Lord!

Thankfulness and gratitude in general towards others …

1 Thessalonians 5:18 ( ESV )
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 

Being gentle and patient with others

Colossians 3:12-14 ( ESV )
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 

Seeing yourself as no better than others

Romans 12:15 ( ESV )
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 

Ephesians 3:8 ( ESV )
8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 

Having an accurate view of your gifts and abilities

Romans 12:3 ( ESV )
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 

Being a good listener

James 1:19 ( ESV )
19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 

Philippians 2:3-4 ( ESV )
3 Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 
4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 

Talking about others only if it is good or for their good

Proverbs 11:13 ( ESV )
13     Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Being gladly submissive and obedient to those in authority

Romans 12:1-2 ( ESV )
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, £ by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. £  
2 Do not be conformed to this world, £ but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. £

Romans 13:1-2 ( ESV )
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 
2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 

Perferring others over yourself

Romans 12:10 ( ESV )
10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 

Being thankful for reproof and criticism

Proverbs 9:8 ( ESV )
8     Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Proverbs 27:5-6 ( ESV )
5     Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6     Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Having a teachable spirit

Proverbs 9:9 ( ESV )
9     Give instruction £ to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Seeing always to build up others

Ephesians 4:29 ( ESV )
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 

Serving

Galatians 5:13 ( ESV )
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 

A quickness in admitting when you are wrong

Proverbs 29:23 ( ESV )
23     One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

A quickness in granting and asking for forgiveness

Colossians 3:12-14 ( ESV )
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 

Repenting of sin as a way of life

Colossians 3:1-14 ( ESV )
1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 
2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 
4 When Christ who is your £ life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: £ sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 
6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. £  
7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 
8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 
9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self £ with its practices 
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 
11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, £ free; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 

1 Timothy 4:7-9 ( ESV )
7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 
8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 
9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 

Minimizing others’ sins or shortcomings in comparison to one’s own

Matthew 7:3-5(ESV)
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 
4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 
5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Being genuinely glad for others

Romans 12:15 ( ESV )
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 

Being honest and open about who you are and the areas in which you need to grow

Philippians 3:12-14 ( ESV )
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 
13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 

Galatians 6:2 ( ESV )
2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 

Possessing close relationships

Acts 20:31-38 ( ESV )
31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears. 
32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 
33 I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 
34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. 
35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. 
37 And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, 
38 being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.

Source from: The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott