Humility

When I read,

Phil. 2:8, “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”

I was reminded of a parable in Luke 18:9-14.

Thinking of humility the following comes to mind:

• It is rooted in Christ in me, Gal. 1:16, Col. 2:7.
• Humility is not self-willed.
• It is not a strenuous effort to be humble, Gal. 5:6. Strenuous effort is false humility and only looks like godliness externally, Col. 2:18, 2 Tim. 3:5. Real humility is godliness even in the conscience.
• It is the ability to receive from the Father.
  • Eph. 1:19, “And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power..”

This is why the Lord said things like, “I am the True Vine.” Also, why Paul could say, “My gospel.”

I recall an older blog, Substance into words. Humility seems to be a manifestation of the impartation of the will of God into our being and essence by grace. This is even a spectacle to men and angels. Men who do not know,  Eph. 4:18, and angels who do not have fleshly bodies able to partake of the grace of our High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

The Father imparts Himself through the Holy Spirit. Now, “We serve in a new way of the Spirit. Not the old way of the written code.” This impartation of Him is by His unveiled Word. The revealed word is not revealed according to flesh and blood, but by the Father through His Son, Heb. 1:2. This word consumes us and metabolizes us. Metabolized

This Word is Spirit and Spirit is Word. Our flesh becomes word now, Romans 12:1-3.

The Greek definition of the word humility means “low to the earth”. In Philippians 2, God sent His only Son to earth. He became flesh in the likeness of man and came low to the earth. He humbled himself not by self-will, but by grace because He is full of grace and truth, John 1:14. He said, “Not my will, but Your will (the Father’s) be done.” Paul says, “An apostle by the will (Father’s) of God.” He imparts His will and grace to us by His Son who partook of flesh and blood like us and tasted death for us all. If I believe this happened then I believe I am a co-inheritor with Christ, Rom. 8:17. In other words, what is His is mine as well. If I am not a co-inheritor then what am I believing or why am I believing? He saves me from me. I can’t save myself. My motive can’t help or truly change me. Perhaps on the outside, but it is unable to circumcise my heart. That is only possibly by Spirit of the Living God. My old motive apart from Christ is unable to transform my being into who I really am, Col. 3:3.

Prior to salvation: Romans 7:24, “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”

We partake of His death and resurrection. Who I was is dead. I am a new creation in Christ, 2 Cor. 5:17, Gal. 2:20. Christ’s work is a complete work. The just shall live by His faith in them daily. We exist, “be” and do by the will of God towards us according to the knowledge unto godliness, Titus 1:1.