Humility

Isaiah 2:12–17 NASB95

For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning Against everyone who is proud and lofty And against everyone who is lifted up, That he may be abased. And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up, Against all the oaks of Bashan, Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up, Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall, Against all the ships of Tarshish And against all the beautiful craft. The pride of man will be humbled And the loftiness of men will be abased; And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

Proverbs 6:16–17 NASB95

There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 16:18 NASB95

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

Micah 6:8 NASB95

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Matthew 23:12 NASB95

“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

Romans 12:3 NASB95

For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

James 4:10 NASB95

Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6 NASB95

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

How to cultivate true humility?

View self in relation to God: God is above, we are beneath

Not think we have a right to better treatment that Christ

Humility asserts truth not to bolster ego but to serve Christ and love the opponent

Humility is dependent on grace for all knowing, believing, living and acting

Humility knows its weakness and is aware of false humility (who seek the praise of others)

Wiersbe writes:

Truth on Its Head: Unusual Wisdom in the Paradoxes of the Bible We Must Cultivate True Humility

It has well been said that humility does not mean thinking poorly of ourselves but just not thinking of ourselves at all!