Bible in One Year:
Monday, November 9, 2009
(Prov 15 - Prov 18)

Memorise: "Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud" (Prov 16:19)

Read: Philippians 2:5-8
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

One day, Jesus got to River Jordan and saw a queue of people who were waiting to be baptized. Those on the queue comprised all classes of sinners - tax collectors, armed robbers, liars, etc. They thought that if they could enter that river and come out, their sins would become history. Jesus came and joined the queue even though He was pure, holy and absolutely clean. But when John the Baptist saw Him, he told Him that baptism is for those who want to be saved and not for the Saviour. He added that if there was anybody who should be baptized, it was he, John. But Jesus insisted on being baptized by John (Matt 3:13-17). 

There are certain conditions you must meet for you to experience open Heavens. You must have absolute humility. Jesus exhibited this at River Jordan. If your humility is not absolute, you may become a victim of the saying, 'Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. It is quite unfortunate that several ministers of God who received a trickle of God's graces to heal headaches, have now become bishops and archbishops. If you are a beneficiary of God's graces and you are not absolutely humble, you may end up a victim in the hands of Satan. Some years ago, one brother named Sam was a beneficiary of God's graces. On one occasion, he went to preach in a Teacher Training College. He was uneducated and could not speak English Language. So he planned to invite someone to interpret his message into English. But immediately he was called to the pulpit, he began to speak Queen's English for the next 45 minutes, even without understanding what he was saying. It was when he saw people coming to answer the altar call that he understood what was happening. He was so endued that he could describe with precision how someone is suffering from stomach ache. He could see babies in the womb of their mothers. But along the line, pride got a grip of him. When told to attend Bible study, he would ask: "Who is going to teach? How many dead people has he raised?" Unfortunately, he ended up in a mental asylum. Are you allowing your little success to get into your head? Are you feeling too big to submit to God's servants and His Word because you think you have arrived? Watch it! Pride can strip you of every good thing you have got and prevent you from open Heavens. 

ACTION POINT:
Any divine vessel who does not wear the garment of humility cannot go far with God.