Scripture to Read: 1 Peter 3:8
Today we examine the fifth characteristic God has given us in 1 Peter 3:8. God tells us to be humble in spirit. We must never forget that humility is a choice and not something we ask God to give us. As we humble ourselves, we willingly serve our Lord by serving others. God has called us to be servants and to lay down our lives for Him through serving others. God knows we struggle with humility because He tells us in Philippians 2:3–5, Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus. God would not have to tell us NOT to be selfish and conceited unless we struggled with being selfish and conceited. God even tells us to have the same attitude as Christ Jesus our Lord. As we know from Philippians 2:8, …He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Notice God’s Word says Christ humbled Himself, which is what God expects from us each day. If God has to humble us because we’re unwilling to humble ourselves, then God will do the humbling (Hebrews 12:5–11). But God wants us to follow the example of Christ and humble ourselves so that we serve Him well by serving those here on earth.
Challenge & Application
· Knowing humility is a choice, how are you humbling yourself each day?
· Humility involves serving others, so how are you serving those at home, work, school, or any other areas of life?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!