Humility

                                        
Deuteronomy 8:2,3 And thou shalt remember all the way which the 
Lord thy God led thee forty years in the wilderness, to humble 
thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether 
thor wouldest keep His commandments, or no.
 
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee 
with manna, which thor knewest not, neither did thy fathers know 
that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread 
only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the 
Lord doth man live.
 
I Kings 21:27,28,29 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those 
words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his 
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
 
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
Seest thor how Ahab, humbleth himself before me? because he 
humbleth himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his 
days; but in his sons's days will bring the evil upon his house.
 
II Chronicles 7:13,14 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, 
or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send 
pestilence among my people;
 
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.
 
II Chronicles 12:5,6,7 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to 
Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered 
together to Jerusalem because the of Shishak, and said 
unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and 
therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
 
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled 
themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.
 
And when the Lord saw they humbled themselves, the word of 
the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled 
themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will 
grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be 
poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
 
II Chronicles 12:8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; 
that they many know my service, and the service of the 
kingdoms of the countries.
 
II Chronicles 32:24,25,26 In those days Hezekiah was sick 
to the death; and prayed unto the Lord: and He spake unto 
him, and he gave him a sign. 
 
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit 
done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore 
there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
 
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and 
he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and 
for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, 
and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
 
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of 
his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jeruslem, so that 
the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of 
Hezekiah.
 
II Chronicles 33:10,11,12,13 And the Lord spake to Manasseh, 
and to his people: but they would not hearken. 
 
Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the 
host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the 
thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to 
Babylon.
 
And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his 
God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his 
fathers,
 
And prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and 
heard his supplication, and brought him again to 
Jerusalem into his kingdom.  Then Manasseh knew that 
the Lord he was God.
 
II  Chronicles  34:27 Because thine heart was tender, 
and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou 
heardest His words against this  place, and against 
the inhabitants  thereof, and humbledst thyself before 
me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; 
I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.
 
Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt 
be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes 
see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and 
upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king 
word again.

Proverbs 16:19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with 
the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
 
Matthew  23:11,12 But he that is greatest among you shall 
be your Servant.
 
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he 
that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
 
James 4:5,6,7 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, 
The spirit lusteth to envy?
 
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth 
the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
 
Submit yourselves therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and 
he will flee from you.
 
James 4:8,9,10 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to 
you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, 
ye double minded.
 
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be 
turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
 
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall 
lift you up.
 
I Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty 
hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

08/31/08