The word for today is - People !

Good morning,

The word for today is - People !

 

Let's look at 1 Peter 5:6,Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. To be humble, and subject to our reconciled God, will bring greater comfort to the soul than the gratification of pride and ambition. Read 2 Chronicles 7:14,If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Let's look at the story of two men in Luke 18:9-14, And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Did you get that? the condition of those who come short of the righteousness like this Pharisee, yet he was not accepted; and why not? He went up to the temple to pray, but was full of himself and his own goodness. The publican's address to God was full of humility,and of repentance for sin, and desire toward God. His prayer was short, but to the purpose; God be merciful to me a sinner.  Justification is of God in Christ; therefore the self-condemned, and not the self-righteous, are justified before God. And God's glory is to resist the proud, and give grace to the humble.  Let's look at two men Jesus and Moses;These men were two of the greatest characters who ever lived. Both were chosen by God to be givers of His law. Jesus was the Divine Son of God. Surely we should seek to be like these men. Read Matthew 11, Jesus said, "I am meek and lowly in heart " and Numbers 12, Moses was very meek, above all men on face of the earth. The best way to know the meaning of a word is to study passages where it is used. As we do, we will see meekness is an attitude or quality of heart in( 1 Peter 3:4 read it !) whereby a person willingly accepts and submits without resistance to the will and desires of someone else. The meek person is not self-willed - not continually concerned with self, his own ways, ideas, and wishes. He is willing to put himself in second place and submit himself to achieve what is good for others. Meekness is the opposite of self-will, self-interest, and self-assertiveness.  Thank you God for your word. Amen !