When you humble yourself, God raises you up to places of influence.

When you humble yourself, God raises you up to places of influence.

“For he comes out of prison to be king, although he was born poor in his kingdom.” (Ecc 4:14)

“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (1Pet 5:6)

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” (Jm 4:8)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matt 5:6)

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matt 6:33)

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled.” (Lk 6:21)

“I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.” (Phil 4:12)

“And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.” (Ps 72:19)

“You open Your hand, they are filled with good.” (Ps 104:28)

“Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” (Ps 81:10)

“And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’s house.” (2Chr 7:2)

“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:4)

“they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.” (Acts 3:10)

“to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Eph 3:19)

“that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” (Phil 1:10,11)

“to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” (Col 1:9)

“The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power” (Rev 15:8)

“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (Jn 7:38)

“But the water [living water] that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (Jn 4:10,14)

Reading: Ecc 4-8; Rom 9