Morning Coffee Motivational Quote
Jan.08, 2007 in
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"True humility—the basis of the Christian system—is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues."
Edmund Burke
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January 8th, 2007 at 6:43 am
i was researching the roots of “humility” in one of my theological dictionaries. i found it profoundly interesting that “humble” began as a description of the real poverty of the poor. it wasn’t just a virtue, but a definition of the actual condition of a desperate people who, because of their poverty, recognized their absolute dependence on God as their provider. i think this has important implications for today. we can’t conjure up a feeling of humility without either being actually poor or without recognizing our actual total need of God as our provider. if we have any sense of self-sufficiency, there just can’t be humility in the biblical sense.
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January 8th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Good insight David….brings new meaning to the words of Jesus…blessed are the poor in spirit.
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January 8th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Wonderful quote! The older I get, the more truth I see in it. It is a hard lesson–harder than I ever imagined. God bless.
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