Humility is an indispensable requisite of true prayer. It must be an attribute, a characteristic of prayer. Humility must be in the praying character as light is in the sun. Prayer has no beginning, no ending, no being, without humility. As a ship is made for the sea, so prayer is made for humility, and so humility is made for prayer.
The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds .
Philippians 2:6-8 (HCSB)
6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be used for His own advantage.
7 Instead He emptied Himself by assuming the form of a slave, taking on the likeness of men. And when He had come as a man in His external form,
8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death— even to death on a cross.
Prayer Warriors,
It's amazing, when you think about it, that the God of the universe would come and take on a human body. It said, " He emptied Himself and to the form of a slave." Jesus, whom willingly limited himself to the likeness of man. Yet still God, he choose to come as a baby dependent on another human being. He set His rights aside, He now was subject to time, place and human limitations.
God, who existed before the foundations of the world.
He humbled himself even unto death. I remember thinking to myself, well the Lord had to die. He created us and man sinned so He was our only way out. Oh, how I was mistaken. I truly didn't understand the cross. Yes, He was the only one that could pay that price, a perfect lamb but He still didn't have to do it. I was the one that had sinned, and still does and yet He went willingly, lovingly so that I, you could have eternal life.
When we come to Him in prayer in humility, may we empty ourselves of are pride because if never answers another prayer, He has already done enough!
Blessings,
Christina
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