The gift of the grace of humility

"'When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ' Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored int he presence of all your fellow guests.'" - Luke 14:8-10

When I read this parable, I've already known that the lesson behind it is the importance of humility, for Jesus said, "He who humble himself will be exalted." And I said to the Lord, "God, what can I take away from today's readings - the reason is that more often than not, do I find myself boasting to others of my own achievements, and when I gain credentials for my work - I will always give thanks to God - so the lesson on humility was not a major revelation. Then the Lord spoke to me, and He said, "Do you not know that the humility you practice is not derived on your own, but rather, it is a gift of my grace to you?" When the Lord said that, I could only say, "God, thank you for your wonderful gift of the grace of humility unto me." - Sometimes, it is just so easy to take for granted our Christ-like traits without taking a second look back at who was the one that had made it possible in the first place.

On an additional note, the Lord had also guided me to a particular word in the parable, which is "least". He wants me to pick the least important seat, to be the most humble person, and not the second most important, or the second least humble person.

PRAYER:
"Heavenly Father, thank you for your faithful loving kindness upon me. Dear Lord, you have set your standard of expectations for your servant, therefore; from now on, help him to attain that level of standard you have set for all your servants, so that I may become your object of pleasure and honor to you. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen."