Topic: “LOWLINESS” – Daily Devotional By Dag Heward-Mills Ministry 30 May 2021

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READ : Philippians 2:3-11

“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

By the time God is finished with you, your appearance will be different. Your character will be utterly transformed. Except the seed dies, it abides alone. Unless these qualities are allowed to develop, your ministry will not develop.

During this dying process or period of rejection/alienation, many important spiritual traits will be birthed in the man of God. A personal relationship with God is one of the most important things that you will learn when people reject you. Rejection stops the horizontal (human) relationships and leaves you to develop the vertical (God) relationship.

The rejection by man is intended to make you develop humility. Humility is the highest mantle a minister can wear. The more humble a minister, the higher His standing before the Lord! Jesus made it clear that the greatest pastor will be that most humble and childlike amongst us (Matthew 18:3).

John the Baptist’s humility was evident. He made it clear that He was not worthy to unlace the shoes of Jesus. He deferred to the Lord and stated that Jesus must increase and he decrease (John 3:30). How many pastors today want others to increase while they decrease?

The humility of Jesus was evident. He humbled Himself and became obedient even to the death of the cross.