← The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
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Joby Martin
Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
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Kyle Thompson
So today we're getting into element 10 of a godly man. But let's go ahead and recap where we've gone so far. Element one, a godly man has surrendered his life to Christ. Element two, a godly man is selfless. Element three, a godly man strives for holiness. Element four, a godly man is repentant. Element five, a godly man loves his wife as Christ loved the church. Element six, a godly man is sexually pure. Element seven, a godly man protects his mind. So today we're getting into element eight of a godly man, and that is a godly man is humble. So here's the thing, guys. If you have a sexy talent, right, if you've succeeded in preferable areas or if you've won some things, or if you, you know, have people following you because of how awesome they think are, it can be really hard to remain humble. So. So one thing that I do, because I mentioned, you know, back on element one, I kind of have a weird job, so I get to go places and put a microphone on my face and talk in front of people. And so you're kind of the center of attention for an hour. And then people, once you get off stage, they want to talk to you and they want to do all that type of stuff. I really use that as an opportunity to come low to. To humble myself to learn more about them as opposed to just like elevating myself and my ego, right? So one of the tricks that I use is I try to ask six questions about them before I will answer any about me. If you think that's easy, try it the next time you meet somebody for the first time. But what is perhaps the biggest problem with not being humble is that we run the risk of forgetting that all good things come from God and he ultimately deserves all the credit. So I was reminded of James 1, 17 and 18 here. Every good gift, not some of them, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change of his own will. We of his own will, he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be kind, be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Okay? So everything good Everything good that we've done or will do or that comes from something that we've done is because of Him. He set us up for it, right? And here's the thing, guys. Why is it a good idea to humble ourselves? Because humility actually yields good outcomes. So let's go into some shotgun scriptures here. Proverbs 11:2. When pride comes, then comes disgrace. But with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 22:4. The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. And then Philippians 2, 3. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. And it's not just that humility yields good outcomes whenever. You know what. It's what God does for people that humble themselves, right? He honors them. We see this throughout Scripture. Let's go to James 4:10. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. 1 Peter 5:6. Humble yourselves therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time, he may exalt you. Matthew 23:12, verse 12. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Guys, it's all over the Scripture, but here's my big point for today, okay? So if you only take away one thing, take away this, you would rather humble yourself than for God to do it. Boy, some of y'all know exactly what I'm talking about. Because your stomach sank when I said that. Because if that happened to you, it's probably because God humbled you at some point. And so we would much rather do that on our own than to have God do it. Let's go to James 4, 6. But he gives more grace. Therefore, it says, God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. That's a reference to Proverbs 3:34. God's not just a, you know, an inactive bystander. He opposes the proud right. But ultimately, if we are to be like Christ, we must humble ourselves. Okay, but Christ, the reason why we are supposed to be like him is because he was the most humble. And not just for his sake, but for us. That's the whole reason he was sent here. Last scripture of the day, Philippians 2, verses 5 through 8. Have this mind among yourselves which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant. Being born in the likeness of men and being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Guys, if you want to walk around with your, you know, chest out and your head up high, let's make sure we're doing that for the right reasons. Because I promise you again, my one big takeaway, you would rather humble yourself than for God to do it. Element 8 of a godly Man A godly man is humble. So we only have two elements left. Come back here tomorrow for Element nine.
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Joby Martin
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