Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: For Those Who Are Humble.
Bible Text:
Matthew 18:1-5 KJV
1 At the same
time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus
called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said,
Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso
shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth Me.
The Lord's Request:
3 And
said,Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as
little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven
The Lord's Promise:
4 Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso
shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth Me.
The Lord's way, is
the way of humility.
Humility:
II Chronicles 7:14 KJV
If My people,
which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
II Chronicles 34:27 KJV
Because thine
heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou
heardest His words against this place, and against the inhabitants
thereof, and humbledst thyself before Me, and didst rend thy clothes,
and weep before Me; I have even heard thee also, saith The Lord.
Psalm 25:8,9 NLT
8 The Lord is
good and does what is right; He shows the proper path to those who go
astray.
9 He leads the
humble in doing right, teaching them His way.
Psalm 51:17 KJV
The sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 138:6 NLT
Though The Lord
is great, He cares for the humble, but He keeps His distance from the
proud.
Psalm 147:6 KJV
The Lord
supports the humble, but He brings the wicked down into the dust.
Psalm 149:4 NLT
For The Lord
delights in His people; He crowns the humble with victory.
Proverbs 3:34 NLT
The Lord mocks
the mockers but is gracious to the humble.
Proverbs 11:2 NLT
Pride leads to
disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 15:33 NLT
Fear of The
Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 16:19 KJV
Better it is to
be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with
the proud.
Proverbs 18:12 NLT
Haughtiness
goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 22:4 KJV
By humility and
the fear of The Lord are riches, and honor, and Life.
Proverbs 29:23 KJV
A man's pride
shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 53:7 KJV
He was
oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is
brought as A Lamb to the slaughter, and as A Sheep before her
shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.
Isaiah 57:15 NLT
The High And
Lofty One who lives in eternity, The Holy One, says this: “I live
in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and
humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the
courage of those with repentant hearts.
Isaiah 66:2 NLT
My hands have
made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are Mine. I,
The Lord, have spoken! “I will bless those who have humble and
contrite hearts, who tremble at My Word.
Jeremiah 9:23 KJV
Thus saith The
Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his
riches:
Micah 6:8 KJV
He hath shewed
thee, O man, what is good; and what doth The Lord require of thee,
but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Zephaniah 2:3 NLT
Seek The Lord,
all who are humble, and follow His commands. Seek to do what is right
and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet The Lord will protect you—
protect you from His anger on that day of destruction.
Matthew 5:3 KJV
Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 6:1-4 NLT
1 Watch out!
Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you
will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
2 When you give
to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing
trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their
acts of charity! I tell you The Truth, they have received all the
reward they will ever get.
3 But when you
give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your
right hand is doing.
4 Give your
gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward
you.
Matthew 11:29,30 NLT
29 Take My yoke
upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke
is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 23:12 KJV
And whosoever
shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself
shall be exalted.
Mark 9:35 KJV
And He sat
down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire
to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Luke 1:52 NLT
He hath put
down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Luke 14:11 KJV
For whosoever
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
Luke 18:9-14 NLT
9 Then Jesus
told this story to some who had great confidence in their own
righteousness and scorned everyone else:
10 “Two men
went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a
despised tax collector.
11 The Pharisee
stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I
am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m
certainly not like that tax collector!
12 I fast twice
a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
13 “But the
tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to
heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O
God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ 14 I tell you, this
sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For
those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble
themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 22:24-27 NLT
24 Then they
began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among
them.
25 Jesus told
them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their
people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’
26 But among
you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should
take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.
27 Who is more
important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The
one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among
you as one who serves.
John 3:30 KJV
He must
increase, but I must decrease.
John 13:13-17 KJV
13 Ye call Me
Master And Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then,
your Lord And Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash
one another's feet.
15 For I have
given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord;
neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know
these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Romans 12:16 NLT
Live in harmony
with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of
ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
I Corinthians 1:28,29 NLT
28 God chose
things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and
used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
29 As a result,
no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
Ephesians 4:2 NLT
Always be
humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for
each other’s faults because of your love.
Philippians 2:3 NLT
Don’t be
selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others
as better than yourselves.
Colossians 3:12 KJV
Since God chose
you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with
tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
James 3:13 NLT
If you are wise
and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life,
doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 4:6,10 KJV
6 But He giveth
more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth
grace unto the humble.
10 Humble
yourselves in the sight of The Lord, and He shall lift you up.
I Peter 3:3,4 KJV
3 Whose
adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair,
and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be
the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even
the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God
of great price.
I Peter 3:8 NLT
Finally, all of
you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each
other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble
attitude.
I Peter 5:5,6 KJV
5 Likewise, ye
younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject
one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt
you in due time:
Prayer:
Matthew 11:28-30
KJV
28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For My yoke
is easy, and My burden is light.
John 6:37,40,47 KJV
37 “...him that cometh to Me I
will in no wise cast out.”
40 And this is the will of Him that
sent Me, that every one which seeth The Son, and believeth on Him,
may have everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
47 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting
life.
Humble thyself in the sight of The
Lord
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