HUMBLE LIKE A SERVANT (Part 5)

 In this Quiet-time series, we shall study the various characteristics of humility as exhibited by a servant. In God’s Kingdom, one who serves is positioned at the highest position and is called the greatest (Mathew 20: 27). 

 Scripture: Matthew 8: 9

“For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it”

Matthew 8: 9

5. When You are humble like a servant, you patiently wait for instructions. When you lose this humility, you cannot wait for anything or anyone.   

 When you have the humility of a servant you will have the patience to wait for instructions. When you have lost the humility of a servant you cannot wait for anything. You cannot wait outside the door. You cannot wait for the meeting to begin. You cannot wait if there is a delay in the programme. The life of a servant is a life of waiting upon the master’s pleasure. When humility has left you, you have no patience, especially for people you think are lesser than you. 

…..notice your impatience as you blow your horn and scream at other drivers because you can't wait. Notice your irritation with people you think should be faster at what they are doing. Notice your no-nonsense attitude to things you have to wait for. These are indications that you are losing the humble servant’s ability to wait.  

 

Credits: Excerpts from

Formula for Humility 

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

 

Comments

  1. Irene19 July 2024 at 05:11

    When you have lost the humility of a servant you cannot wait for anything. O Lord grant the humility of a child in Jesus mighty name.

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