Humility

Holman's Bible Dictionary says that humility is a personal quality in which an individual shows dependence on God and respect for other persons.

Webster's Dictionary says its a disposition to be humble, a lack of false pride or a humble feeling.

The word disposition really stood out to me and it means "your usual mood, a natural or acquired habit."

I want my disposition to be of humility. I want it to be my usual mood and habit. I want my usual mood to be a dependence on God and not myself. Unfortunately, our natural habit is often pride, so our acquired habit must be humility.

In Numbers 12:3 it says "(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)"

Psalm 32:8,9
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee."

God has promised to guide and instruct us. Horses love to run and if not trained we'd struggle to gain control and a mule is opposite, they have a trait of stubbornness and not moving.

So first there is Moses the horse. In Exodus 2:11-15 we read what Moses did here. Were his motives pure ad heart pure? It was God's plan for Moses to deliver Israel out of bondage but not yet. So Moses was being as the horse here racing ahead and uncontrolled. This was pride at work.

Then there is Moses the mule. Exodus 3:10-14 and Exodus 4:1, 10-13. God says go and Moses says he can't, he is not smart enough, they won't like or believe me. Stubborn, not moving.

Moses was humbled real quick in the wilderness. Going from a prince to that can be a humbling situation. Then it is when we get to Numbers 12:3. Moses was humbled and obedient to God and His will. God is able to use us in our humility but not when we're full of pride.

Psalm 138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off"

James 4:6 "But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."

Proverbs 11:2 "When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom"

1 Peter 5:6 "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time"