Some notes I took from a recent message I listened to on humility by John Piper. I think it was called humility and servanthood. :::
The gospel is the root. Jesus is the root! of humility
**”Humility does not make you gloomy, dismal, downcast, or unhappy.”
“Gospel humility frees you from the need to pose, calculate, posture, or sniff out what others think. It makes you free to laugh at what is really funny with the biggest belly laugh imaginable that makes your face contort and look ridiculous.”
“uncontrollable laughter” (not without self control) can be a very humbling moment… there are no calculations of how am I being perceived. Proud people do not get red in the face with laughter… they must always maintain their “dignity”.
It frees you to be the happiest person you could possibly be.
**”Humility does not make you fearful or timid”
–the only source of courage the world can think of is self-confidence. The Bible teaches us to put no confidence in the flesh but to put our confidence in God as we rely on Him.
…”not a spirit of fear but of power and love and …”
God confidence!! not self confidence… you wanna be strong and bold? then be nothing and have God on your side.
“Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies?” Isaiah 51:12
**Humility does not make you passive. It does not remove the driving motor of ‘achievement'”
For the world it drives the ego with accomplishment and achievement.
1 Cor 15:10 “I worked harder than any of them… nevertheless not I, but the grace of God that was with me”
The grace of God in the heart of the believer who is humble and dependent on God produces incredible industry.
‘protestant work ethic’ when relying on the grace of God. Deep humble dependence on God (sovereign grace) produces industry… dependent like a child… toil happens, energy happens, the unleashing of dreams.