[Manna - April 10]
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6
IT is indeed no easy matter to tread the pathway of
humility, to continually check the human aspirations
and to keep the sacrifice on the altar until it is fully
consumed.
But thus it is that we are to work out our
own salvation to the high calling with fear and trembling,
lest we come short of worthiness for the prize
of the high calling promised to the faithful overcomers
who tread closely in the footsteps of our blessed Forerunner,
who was meek and lowly of heart.
It is when we are thus humble and faithful that
the Lord makes us His chosen vessels to bear His
name to others.
Thus emptied of self, He can fill us
with His Spirit and with His Truth, and we can go
forth strong in the Lord of hosts and in His mighty
power, to do valiant service as soldiers of the cross. Z.'93-7 R1487:5