Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 8
True humility seeks to be filled with God's fullness, eliminating pride and self, and is perfected in the degree of God's grace bestowed.
D.L. Moody emphasizes the importance of humility in receiving God's blessings, illustrating that true humility recognizes our need for grace and seeks to be filled with God's fullness. He contrasts genuine humility with the false humility that hinders us from accepting God's gifts, urging believers to embrace the grace offered by God to eliminate pride and self. The message encourages a heart posture that is open to God's transformative work in our lives.
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Thou shalt never wash my feet. --John 13:8
Whatever hinders us from receiving a blessing that God is willing to bestow upon us is not humility, but the mockery of it. A genuine humility will ever feel the need of the largest measures of grace, and will be perfected just in the degree in which that grace is bestowed. The truly humble man will seek to be filled with all the fullness of God, knowing that when so filled there is not the slightest place for pride or for self. --George Bowen
Sermon Outline
- The Nature of Humility
- The Goal of Humility
- Being filled with God's fullness
- Eliminating pride and self
Key Quotes
“Whatever hinders us from receiving a blessing that God is willing to bestow upon us is not humility, but the mockery of it.” — D.L. Moody
“A genuine humility will ever feel the need of the largest measures of grace, and will be perfected just in the degree in which that grace is bestowed.” — D.L. Moody
Application Points
- Seek to be filled with God's fullness to eliminate pride and self.
- Recognize the difference between humility and mockery, and strive for genuine humility.
- Feel the need for God's largest measures of grace to be perfected in humility.