Being clothed with humility

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September 4, 2011
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GRAB YOUR BIBLES 1 Peter 5:5-8
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Today my message is going to be about....the importance of humility:
Therefore it also going to be about.....the danger of pride!
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Qt Pro.16:18 “Pride [goeth] before destruction.....”
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LETS READ THE TEXT 1 Peter 5:5-8
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V.5A “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.”
-AN INSTRUCTION....FOR YOUNGER PREACHERS-
(That requires them to be humble
Submitting themselves before others:
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This is a particular area...where young preachers:
Are in danger;
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Qt. 1 Timothy 3:6
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride
he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
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V.5B “Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another,”
-THE SAME KIND OF HUMILITY....THAT WE ALL NEED-
(Because it’s a danger...we never out grow
Especially in times...when we are being blessed:
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Times when we don’t think...we need the Lord!
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V.5C “and be clothed with humility:”
-THE ONLY WAY.....WE CAN TRULY BE HUMBLE-
(By making humility...a part of our life
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Daily putting on “humility”...like we put on our cloths!
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-WORKING AT BEING HUMBLE....FROM BOTH SIDES-
➀ Always...being aware of our own pridefulness:
➁ And always...looking for ways to humble ourselves!
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V.5D “for God resisteth the proud,”
-SOMETHING THE LORD......TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY-
(And responds to immediately
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When we are acting or speaking pridefully:
The LORD is actively resisting us!
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V.5E “and giveth grace to the humble.”
-THE BEST REASON IN THE WORLD...TO HUMBLE OURSELVES-
(Because of how the Lord will respond to it
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He will give us a supernatural ability:
To overcome our adversaries!
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V.6A “Humble yourselves therefore”
-A JOB WE ALL HAVE....SET BEFORE US-
(To allow ourselves to be humbled
And then...to rejoice in it:
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Rejoicing because..we understand what is happening:
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-THE UNDERSTANDING NEEDED.....IN ORDER TO REJOICE-
Understanding what humility...is doing in our heart:
And how much good...being humbled is doing for us!
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V.6B “under the mighty hand of God,”
-WHO......WE ARE ULTIMATELY........HUMBLING OURSELVES BEFORE-
(The LORD
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Therefore....when we are prideful:
We are sticking it in God’s face!
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V.6C “that he may”
-SOMETHING...OUR HUMILITY WILL ALLOW THE LORD TO DO-
(Bless us
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The Lord wants to be blessing us....all the time:
But we can prevent Him....from doing it!
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V.6D “exalt you in due time:”
-THE FAITH.....THAT IS REQUIRED FOR US TO HUMBLE OURSELVES-
(Believing that only God...can exalt us
And that He will do it...in His timing:
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Therefore we will patiently wait:
For Him to exalt us!
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V.7A “Casting all your care upon him;”
-EXERCISING OUR FAITH.....AND TRUSTING THE LORD-
(When we leave everything....in the Lord’s hands
And stop trying to....lift ourselves up:
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Lifting ourselves up....forces Him to humble us!
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V.7B “for he careth for you.”
-THE SECRET OF BEING ABLE....TO LEAVE THINGS IN GOD’S HANDS-
(By truly believing
That the Lord....wants the best for us:
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This enables us...to put ourselves in His hands!
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V.8A “Be sober,” Lit. (To Calm down
-THE OTHER SIDE........OF BEING HUMBLE-
(Keeping a handle on....the intoxication
Of being used by the Lord:
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When God exalts you...it’s tempting to be prideful!
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V.8B “be vigilant;”
-THE HIDDEN BLESSING.....OF BEING HUMBLE-
(You realize....your own vulnerabilities
And how real...life’s dangers are:
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Note: Humility....opens our Spiritual eyes!
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V.8C “because your adversary the devil,”
-SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE....OF OUR PRIDE-
(The enemy of our soul
The devil:
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Satan will feed our pride...by arranging praise:
At the wrong times!
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Qt. Pro.29:5 “A man that flattereth his...”
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V.8D “as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
-PRIDE WILL MAKE US AN EASY PRAY....FOR THE ENEMY-
(Who is always on the lookout
For a prideful Christian:
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Who is making himself a target!
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