Today’s Readings: Psalm 130; Numbers 3:1-13; Luke 22:39-53; Ephesians 2:1-10; Psalm 7
Articulating an understanding of the word “humility” is a huge challenge since most of the ways a person could define it would still end up sounding as if you are tooting your own horn. Dictionary.com, for instance, defines humility as having a “modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc.” The definition still makes it sound as if humility is a virtue that reflects well on the individual. I don’t think that’s what humility is about at all. Today’s words from Ephesians play more into my understanding of what humility is really about. Ephesians 2:8 says, “Saving is all [God’s] idea, and all [God’s] work. All we do is trust [God] enough to let [God] do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role” (The Message). The way I see it, humility has little if anything to do with having “a modest opinion” of oneself. Instead, humility is about giving credit where credit is due. So where do you believe credit is due in your life? Do you believe that you’ve pulled yourself up by your bootstraps and therefore deserve the lion’s share of credit for your life; or do you believe that all you have is “God’s gift from start to finish”? Where you place that credit will go a long way in determining just how humble you are – regardless of how you might define humility. Til next time…
Articulating an understanding of the word “humility” is a huge challenge since most of the ways a person could define it would still end up sounding as if you are tooting your own horn. Dictionary.com, for instance, defines humility as having a “modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc.” The definition still makes it sound as if humility is a virtue that reflects well on the individual. I don’t think that’s what humility is about at all. Today’s words from Ephesians play more into my understanding of what humility is really about. Ephesians 2:8 says, “Saving is all [God’s] idea, and all [God’s] work. All we do is trust [God] enough to let [God] do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role” (The Message). The way I see it, humility has little if anything to do with having “a modest opinion” of oneself. Instead, humility is about giving credit where credit is due. So where do you believe credit is due in your life? Do you believe that you’ve pulled yourself up by your bootstraps and therefore deserve the lion’s share of credit for your life; or do you believe that all you have is “God’s gift from start to finish”? Where you place that credit will go a long way in determining just how humble you are – regardless of how you might define humility. Til next time…
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