Humility

Occasionally I will write about one of the books I have recently read and today is such an occasion. I hope you will consider reading "Humility" by Andrew Murray; doing so has had a great impact on my life!

"Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is, from the very nature of things, the first duty and highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue." So states Andrew Murray in his Christian classic entitled "Humility." I, and every other Christian in the world should shout a loud amen to this assertion of profound truth! Humility is the key to a right relationship with God just as pride is key to the loss or failure ever to realize such a relationship. "Pride, or the loss of humility, is the root of every sin and evil." There can be no argument against such a statement when we consider the fall of our first parents in the Garden of Eden. It was the loss of humility and complete dependence upon God, which caused an act of defiance on the part of of Adam and Eve. Their rebellion was birthed in the ideas of self sufficiency and independence from God which resulted from the pride in their heart.

Murray's book is a great read for those who desire a deeper walk with God and a greater faith in Him. We, and with that pronoun I mean me, you and the church at large, have generally lost sight of the place humility and death to self are intended to have in our faith. This little book (and it is a short read) will help all of us better define what humility is, its importance to our walk with God and how we might better realize it in our life. Humility is more than self abasement or self deprecation. Humility is death to self, life in Christ and the complete dependence upon God which results. Do not miss out on the wonderful kind of life which awaits those who better understand these truths!

The following is a prayer Murray encourages all of us to pray:

"That of His great goodness God would make known to you, and take from your heart, every kind and form and degree of pride, whether it be from evil spirits, or your own corrupt nature; and that He would awaken in you the deepest depth and truth of that humility, which can make you capable of His light and Holy Spirit."

AMEN!

James