Sword of the Spirit

Humility 15 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray Yes, the grace for humility is greater and nearer, too, than we think. The humility of Jesus is our salvation: Jesus Himself is our humility. Our humility is His care and His work. His grace is sufficient for us, to meet the temptation of pride, too. His strength will be perfected in our weakness. Let us choose to be weak, to be low, to be nothing. Let humility be to us joy and gladness. Let us gladly glory and take pleasure in weakness, in all that can humble us and keep us low: the power of Christ will rest upon us. Christ humbled Himself; therefore God exalted Him. Christ will humble us, and keep us humble; let us heartily consent. Let us trustfully and joyfully accept all that humbles. The power of Christ will rest upon us. We shall find that the deepest humility is the secret of the truest happiness, of a joy that nothing can destroy.  

Humility 14 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray The danger of pride is greater and nearer than we think, and that especially at the time of our highest experiences. The preacher of spiritual truth with an admiring congregation hanging on his lips, the gifted speaker on a Holiness platform expounding the secrets of the heavenly life, the Christian giving testimony to a blessed experience, the evangelist moving on as in triumph and made a blessing to rejoicing multitudes, no man knows the hidden, unconscious danger to which these are exposed. Paul was in danger without knowing it; what Jesus did for him is written for our admonition, that we may know our danger and know our only safety. If ever it has been said of a teacher or professor of holiness, he is so full of self; or, he does not practice what he preaches; or, his blessings has not made him humbler or gentler, let it be said no more. Jesus, in whom we trust, can make us humble.

Humility 13 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray The highest lesson a believer has to learn is humility. Oh that every Christian who seeks to advance in holiness may remember this well! There may be intense consecration and fervent zeal and heavenly experience, and yet, if it is not prevented by very special dealings of the Lord, there may be an unconscious self-exaltation with it all. Let us learn the lesson: the highest holiness is the deepest humility. Let us remember that comes not of itself, but only as it is made a matter of special dealing on the part of our faithful Lord and His faithful servant.

A word of Wisdom: End Times Prophecy Update (14 Apr 2024) Matthew 24:3-8 KJV And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying,  Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?  [4] And Jesus answered and said unto them,  >>>>>>> Take heed that no man deceive you.  [5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.  [6] And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  [7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.  [8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.  <<<<<<< Yes, we are still in the cycles of "the beginning of sorrows". Looking at the wars and earthquakes, It is clear that the birth pangs are getting more and

Humility 12 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray How can ye believe, which receive glory from one another? Brother! Nothing can cure you of the desire of receiving glory from men, or of the sensitiveness and pain and anger which come when it is not given, but giving yourself to seek only the glory that comes from God. Let the glory of the All glorious God be everything to you. You will be freed from the glory of men and of self, and be content and glad to be nothing. Out of this nothingness you will grow strong in faith, giving glory to God, and you will find that the deeper you sink in humility before Him, the nearer He is to fulfill the every desire of your faith.  

Humility 11 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray Salvation is the fellowship with the crucified Christ in the Spirit of His cross. Salvation is union with and delight in, salvation is participation in, the humility of Jesus. Is it any wonder that our faith is so feeble when pride still reigns so much, and we have scarce learnt even to long or pray for humility as the most needful and blessed part of salvation?  

Humility 10 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray How impotent all external teaching and all personal effort are to conquer pride or give the meek and lowly heart. For three years the disciples had been in the training school of Jesus. He had told them what the chief lesson was He wished to teach them: "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" (Matthew 11:29). Time after time He had spoken to them, to the Pharisees, to the multitude of humility as the only path to the glory of God.

Humility 9 of 15 The Beauty of Holiness By Andrew Murray Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of that which is noble and bold and manlike. Oh, that all would believe that this is the nobility of the kingdom of heaven, that this is the royal spirit that the King of heaven displayed, that this is Godlike, to humble oneself, to become the servant of all! This is the path to the gladness and the glory of Christ's presence ever in us, His power ever resting on us.  

The Fire of God's Presence Drawing Near to a Holy God by A W. Tozer Moses at The Burning Bush (Excerpts) Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” —Exodus 3:3 No doubt, we are good people and try to do good things. Just as Moses had a passion to serve his people, Christians today have a similar passion to serve. We see it all around. Moses’ problem was that he did not know God and he did not know how God wanted him to serve. That is the key issue here. It is not enough to do good things. Anybody can do good things, including non-Christians and atheists, for that matter. It is not what you are doing, but who is working through you that really makes the difference At the burning bush, Moses experienced transformation, and for the first time in his life he discovered his true identity. Those first eighty years were past and served only as a preparation for what was going to happen next. That is exactly what Christians today need to

The Fire of God's Presence Drawing Near to a Holy God by A W. Tozer Introduction (Excerpts) - Dr James L. Snyder This is what we’re hearing today, that we need to bring the world into the church so that we can “win” the world to Christ. Yet Tozer would argue that’s not what Scripture says. The church is to go out into the world and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Experiencing the manifest presence of God equips us to go into the world and evangelize. It also equips us to separate ourselves from the world and worship God the way He desires to be worshiped.