Luke 14:7-14 – Humility

Our Lord teaches us here to be humble. Humility should be a characteristic of every Christian. To know our own sinfulness and weakness, and to understand our need of Christ, is the very beginning of the Gospel. Humility has been a characteristic of many of the great Christians in the Bible – men like Abraham, Moses, Job, David, Daniel, and Paul are all humble men. Humility is also something every Christian can have. We aren’t all preachers, or teachers, or organisers, or youth workers. We can’t all cook meals, drive people around, or give generously beyond our tithe, but we can all be humble. It is within the grasp of every believer.

How do you become humble? The root of humility is right knowledge. The man who really knows himself and his own heart, – who knows God and His infinite majesty and holiness, – who knows Christ, and the price He paid to redeem him, – that man will never be a proud man.

An attitude of humility works itself out in the way we treat others. A humble man who understands himself and who God is, will not be thinking about himself. He will not be self-centred, but will be seeking to be God-centred. He will be living his life to serve God and to love his neighbour as God has commanded. A Godly man, a man of humility, will do good to others whether they can repay him or not. He will want to help those in need; he will even seek them out. Jesus isn’t saying, “Sure give them something to eat if they show up at your door.” He is telling them to go out and invite those in need specifically. And He reminds us that though we may receive no thanks or appreciation on earth for doing good, our Father in Heaven sees all that we do.

Questions
1. How can we be humble?
2. Who does a humble person think about?
3. How can we seek out those in need?

Prayer Points
1. Pray that we would be humble.
2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
3. Pray for family matters.