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| Paul's Humility |
1 Corinthians 15:9 -
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an
apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
If anyone besides Jesus could have a right to boast in his own righteousness it
would be Paul. But even he knew how foolish that would be.
“I am the least of the apostles.” - 1 Corinthians 15:9
“I am the very least of all the saints.” - Ephesians 3:8
“I am the foremost of sinners.” - 1 Timothy 1:15
It is likely that 1 Corinthians was written in 59 A.D., Ephesians in 63 A.D.,
and 1 Timothy in 64 A.D. It took time for Paul to mature in the area of
humility. But he went from seeing himself as the worst of the apostles, to the
least of all saints, and finally all the way to the worst of all sinners. That’s
humility, and maturity. See how fast Paul matured! In 5 years a true disciple of
Christ will progress more than the average church-goer will progress in their
whole life.
Humility is a million times more acceptable in the eyes of God than many works
such as fasting and tithing. Before you start doing all these works of service,
make sure that you first consider yourself an unprofitable servant. Then when
the time comes you will be able to say with John the Baptist, “He must increase,
but I must decrease.”
“The Lord can do great things with people who don't care who gets the credit.” -
Clarence W Jones |
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