Throughout Scriptures we are warned about the dangers of arrogance, pride, and self-promotion. A haughty spirit pushes its agenda…refusing to listen and unabashedly thrusting its superiority onto others. But Jesus was very forthright about exalting God and not ourselves in Matthew 23:12 and Luke 14:11, “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” So the key to Godly character, when it comes to humility, is again to look to Jesus Christ as the example for us to follow. Philippians 2:5-7 tells us that Jesus is the supreme example of humility. For He did not exploit His Deity for personal gain or capitalize on the privileges that were always His. Jesus also never exercised His Deity at the expense of His people, rather humbly acting only for their benefit. So Godly character doesn’t self-promote…it allows God to do the honoring… or as Proverbs 18:12 tells us, “Humility comes before honor.”
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