Divine Humility

[Chad]

Divine Humility

"It is hardly complimentary to God that we should choose him as an alternative to hell. Yet even this he accepts. The creature's illusion of self-sufficiency must, for the creature's sake, be shattered. And by trouble, or fear of trouble on earth, by crude fear of the eternal flames, God shatters it, unmindful of his glory's diminution. I call this "divine humility," because it's a poor thing to strike our colors to God when the ship is going down under us, a poor thing to come to him as a last resort, to offer up our own when it is no longer worth keeping. If God were proud, he would hardly have us on such terms. But he is not proud. He stoops to conquer. He would have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to him, and come to him because there is nothing better now to be had."

(C.S. Lewis)

 

[rizen1]

He would have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to him,

What an awesome God we serve.

 

[scofieldII]

I agree, but in such likeness, humans were created. We just have to be grateful.

 

[By His Grace]

This has really...really touched my heart. Short, precise and to the point.

"Lord have mercy on me....Thank you for Your amazing and awesome nature...if it was not for your mercies i would have been consumed....thank you Lord for Your mercies are new every morning"

"Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name...Bless the Lord my soul and forget NOT ALL His benefits." Psalms 103.

Thank you Chad, we need more of these stuff..

Such threads makes me humble MORE towards God, His nature amazes me day by day...its just beyond my human understanding really....am just left to praise and adore Him, for no words can describe how this means to me.:singing: