February 2

Be clothed with humility.—1 Peter 5:5.

AS Christ, the Lord of life and glory, humbled himself even to the death of the cross, does it not become us to imitate his example, to put away high and proud thoughts, and to be meek and lowly in heart and conduct? Do I cherish this spirit, prayerfully endeavoring to lay aside self-exalting thoughts, and to walk humbly before God? Am I willing to be made all things to all men, if so I may do good, and glorify my divine Master?

I remember the thoughts I used to have of holiness; but no part of it had, to me, so great a sense of loveliness as humility and brokenness of heart; and there was nothing I so longed for. My heart panted after this, to be low in the dust, that I might be nothing, and that God might be all; that I might become a little child.—PEES. EDWARDS.

Humility is not self-contempt, or groveling in the dust of blind abasement. It is but a just self estimate before God and man; seeing ourselves just as God sees us. We should cherish its spirit and practice it in conduct, for it is the noblest and happiest state of the soul. If truly humble, our hearts will be right toward God, and our life will go forth in kindness and love to men

A little while, O Lord, and we

In glory shall behold thy face:

Teach us till then, to take with thee,

Thy place on earth—the lowest place.

God many a spiritual house has reared, but never one, Where lowliness was not first laid—the corner stone