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O lowliness, how feebly known, That meets the grace that gave the Son! That
waits, to serve Him as His own, Pride is the
greatest of all evils that beset us, and of all our enemies it is that
which dies the slowest and hardest. God hates pride
above all things, because it gives to man the place that belongs to Him
who is above, exalted over all. Pride intercepts communion with God,
and draws down His chastisement, for “God resists the proud.” “Who passing
through the valley of Baca make it a well.” The valley of Baca is a
place of sorrow and humiliation, but one of blessing also. … With some
of us this valley may be the loss of that nearest our hearts, or the
thwarting of the will—something that will humble us; but it is a place
of blessing. We get more refreshing from the painful than the pleasant
things. … The refreshment and the blessing come from that which has
pained us, humbled us, emptied us of self. He who is lowest
and lowliest will be most blessed. Often the soul,
by seeking joy, cannot get it; this would not purify and bless it and
to bless God must purify. When emptied of self and seeking God we find
joy. Shall I ever
forget the humiliation of Christ? … Never! never! through all eternity.
I shall never forget His humiliation on earth. While seeing Him in
glory animates the soul to run after Him, what feeds the soul is the
bread come down. That produces a spirit that thinks of everything but
itself. … Go and study Him, and live by Him, and you will come out in
His likeness, in all His grace and gentleness and loveliness. … The
Lord give us to be so occupied with Him who was so full of love … so
full of lowliness, that we shall manifest the same. True humility
does not so much consist in thinking badly of ourselves as in not
thinking of ourselves at all. I am too bad to be worth thinking about.
What I want is, to forget myself and to look to God, who is worth all
my thoughts. The only real
humbleness and strength and blessing is to forget self in the presence
and blessedness of God. May you be in
yourself so broken down that you may find One who never breaks down. We do not know
how to be weak, that is our weakness. The humble spirit
does not think so much—it receives God’s thoughts. “Let this mind be
in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” What was the mind that was in
Jesus? It was always coming down. … The more He humbled Himself, the
more He was trampled on. … He goes down … till He can go no lower, down
to the dust of death. … Are you content to do this? Are you content to
have the mind that was in Christ Jesus, content to be always trampled
on? The Lord be with
you, and keep you near Himself, humble and serving, but having more of
Him than you spend in service. Pilgrim Portions - Meditations for the Day of Rest - Selected from the Writings, Hymns,
Letters, etc., of J. N. Darby SEDIN-Servicio Evangélico |
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