[Songs in the Night - February 23]
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, ...humbleness of mind. Colossians 3:12
EVERYTHING in the Scriptures points us to the
fact that humility is a quality most essential to all of
the Lord's people who would be used of the Lord in
any important or special work for him.
If the followers
of the Lord could continually keep this in memory, and
would persistently shape their course accordingly, how
much they would be used, we may be sure.
Any service
for the Lord is an honor; but the more we are permitted
to serve, the more will be our blessing in the
present life, and the greater also will be our reward
in the life to come.
Let us, therefore, as the apostle
says, humble ourselves under God's mighty hand, that
he may exalt us in due time. Z'13-189 R5262:5 (Hymn 267)