HUMILITY OF A SERVANT - Kenute P. Curry

HUMILITY OF A SERVANT

Kenute P. Curry

From the first splash of water in the basin as Jesus bathed the disciple’s feet, they encountered what true humility was. The King of Glory demonstrated this act to show His love for them, and also as an example of humility to live by.

John 13:7

1. DAVID ASKED GOD TO HAVE MERCY UPON HIM AND BLOT OUT HIS TRANSGRESSIONS (Psalm 51:1).

2. JUST AS CHRIST FORGAVE US, WE ARE ALSO TO FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER (Colossians 3:13).

3. PETER WANTED TO DRAW THE LINE ON GRACE AT 7 TIMES. JESUS ANSWER TO PETER WAS “70x7” (Matthew 18:21-22).

4. OUR SPEECH SHOULD ALWAYS BE GRACIOUS AND WHOLESOME (Colossians 4:6). WE ARE TO CLOTHE OURSELVES WITH HUMILITY; GOD GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE (1 Peter 5:5).

5. IT IS GOOD AND PLEASANT FOR BROTHERS TO LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY (Psalm 133:1). PAUL DIRECTS US TO ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER AND BUILD EACH OTHER UP (1 Thessalonians 5:11). OUR ATTITUDE MUST BE ONE OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION TOWARD EACH OTHER (Ephesians 4:32).

6. WE ARE TO BE KINDLY AFFECTIONATE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER WITH BROTHERLY LOVE (Romans 12:10). WE ARE TAUGHT BY GOD TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER (1 Thessalonians 4:9). WE ARE TO LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE FOR OUR FELLOW-BELIEVERS (Hebrews 13:1).

7. THINK OF A TIME OR SITUATION IN WHICH YOU SERVED SOMEONE THAT YOU DID NOT PARTICULARLY LIKE. DID YOU DEMONSTARTE A SERVANT’S HEART TO THEM, OR DID YOU TAKE THE ROAD OF SELFISHNESS AND RESENTMENT?

Grace us with the humility of a servant’s heart LORD; and let each one of us demonstrate the love and compassion of Christ to others, flowing with humility and forgiveness.

February 23^rd 2014

©2014 Kenute P. Curry. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible, © 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

JOHN MacARTHUR – The MacArthur Study Bible, New King James Version (Nashville, Tennessee:  Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson Inc. 1997)

HCSB STUDY BIBLE – Holman Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, Tennessee: Holman Bible Publishers 2010)