Divine Wisdom Can Be Yours!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Matt Jury under J. I. Packer

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty… acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.

J. I. Packer (1926 – )

HT: @CSLCHSnMore

To Be First Is to Be Last

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Matt Jury under D. A. Carson

The desire to be first is a disqualification for Christian leadership.

D. A. Carson (1946 – )

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Indeed, the Strangest Flower of All

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Matt Jury under Samuel Rutherford

Humility is a strange flower; it grows best in winter weather, and under storms of affliction.

Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

HT: @cslchsnmore

The Gifts of Christ

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Matt Jury under F. B. Meyer, Uncategorized

I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grew in Christian character the more easily we could reach them. I now find that God’s gifts are on shelves one beneath the other and that it is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower.

F. B. Meyer

The Humiliation of Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Matt Jury under J. C. Ryle

Never let us forget that through this humiliation Jesus has bought for us a title to glory, and through His poverty we are made rich.

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

HT: @crossway

Humility in Problems

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Matt Jury under John Wesley

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man.

John Wesley (1703-1791)

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As Clay in the Potter’s Hands

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Matt Jury under George Whitefield

The soul is never in a better frame, than when . . . it can put itself as a blank in Jesus’ hand, for him to stamp on it just what he pleases.

George Whitefield (1714 – 1770)

HT: @whitefieldg

The Blossom of Humility

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Matt Jury under Samuel Rutherford

Humility is a strange flower; it grows best in winter weather, and under storms of affliction.

Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

HT: @cslchsnmore

The Nature of Humility

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Matt Jury under Martin Luther

True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

HT: @mmattinglyjr

Christians Are Fellow-Worms

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Matt Jury under Jonathan Edwards

Christians who are but fellow-worms ought at least to treat one another with as much humility and gentleness as Christ treats them.

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

HT: @CJMahaney

Life Is Worship

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Psalm 29.2)

Tag Archives: Humility

Divine Wisdom Can Be Yours!

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty… acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.

To Be First Is to Be Last

The desire to be first is a disqualification for Christian leadership.

Indeed, the Strangest Flower of All

Humility is a strange flower; it grows best in winter weather, and under storms of affliction.

The Gifts of Christ

I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grew in Christian character the more easily we could reach them. I now find that God’s gifts are on shelves one beneath the other and that it is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower.

The Humiliation of Christmas

Never let us forget that through this humiliation Jesus has bought for us a title to glory, and through His poverty we are made rich.

Humility in Problems

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence, is the sum of a Christian man.

As Clay in the Potter’s Hands

The soul is never in a better frame, than when . . . it can put itself as a blank in Jesus’ hand, for him to stamp on it just what he pleases.

The Blossom of Humility

Humility is a strange flower; it grows best in winter weather, and under storms of affliction.

The Nature of Humility

True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.

Christians Are Fellow-Worms

Christians who are but fellow-worms ought at least to treat one another with as much humility and gentleness as Christ treats them.