The best place to start anything is at the beginning.
Jesus in His sermon on the mount started His sayings with the saying, ” Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
When I first heard the phrase poor in spirit, I like so many others thought that the scripture was talking about those that were materially poor. Yet the poor in spirit actually describes one that is the opposite of one that is rich in spirit. The rich in spirit are arrogant, so that makes those that are poor in spirit humble.
Seriously Humble
The reason that we are to be humble and not arrogant is because we did not make ourselves. We can’t brag about something someone other than ourselves did. God created man and placed him in the garden. In the image above the man and woman are a symbol of the first man and woman. The image is designed to remind you of the original creation of mankind. The work of God comes down through the generations until it gets to you and me. Our generation is only the latest generation that was set in motion by God in the beginning.
I did not Create Myself
It stands as a fact that I did not create myself. We sometimes say that we have pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps. In that case it was God that allowed us to have the boots that the straps were on. It is truly written “The Earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof the world and all they that dwell therein.”
We should consider the time allotted us
Moses came before the children of Israel when the journey to the promise land was complete. He told them to number their days that they might apply wisdom. I can see this as great advice and well said. The end result is that they that follow this advice will be able to plan for optimum life results. To “number one’s days that they might apply wisdom” allows them to apply wisdom to their daily tasks. The end result is that the right thing is done day after day resulting in personal prosperity.
God Created Me
When all is said and done the bottom line remains the same, God Created Me. The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being. My personal attitude about myself is one of humble thankfulness to the Lord above for making me and allowing me to want to learn about the God that made me.