My Need

Philip.2:⁹ “Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

I am humble when I let go of my privileges for God. I have deliberately chosen not to have a special parking spot because I noticed that when I start parking in a certain location, before long it becomes the desired parking space. Then one day, someone shows up before me and parked where I usually would park, (mind you I was not late). So, I changed where I park, and the same thing happened again. A couple actually told me that the reason they parked where I usually would, is because they wanted to tap into the anointing. It is truly interesting how people think. Then I got to a spot that felt like Rehoboth; God has made room for us. People typically cannot try such things in other places – why am I sharing this with you? What do we have that was not given unto us? Why make life uncomfortable for others because of a gift that you received, a gift that the Owner can take at any time. Humility is the hidden unstoppable force.

Our third lesson from Jesus, our perfect example of humility is, I Am Humble When I Obey God No Matter What and Jesus exemplifies this. Philip.2:⁸ “He humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.” [with emphasis]. What obedience! I made a few commitments really early in my walk with God; the first one was that, by God’s grace there will be nothing God tells me to do that I will not do. The second one is similar, and I will share it with you, that there will be nothing I possess that I cannot give when God asks for it. At every point, I check my life to be sure I am good with both commitments. It is because if you have something you possess and cannot give to God, that thing has become your god [an idol].

Once, God said to me, “take your car, your only car that you love very much and give it to my son”. I could have taken that car home and spoken to my wife about it first before acting. But I had people wash the car, did what God would have me do and then I walked home. When I got into the house, my wife said, “I did not hear your horn”. I said, “because I did not bring the car”. “What happened to the car?” I said, “God said…” and you can tell how that goes. However, it has become apparent that when I obey God, God is actually meeting me at the point of my need. Obedience is God meeting you at the point of your need. I gave a car and by God’s grace I do not have car problems. My wife has moved from thinking that I was crazy to seeing that this thing works. Right now, she champions the cause and challenges me in giving.

Prayer: Lord, I will humble myself and obey God no matter what, in Jesus Name. Amen!