As we begin to wrap up our week on living poor in spirit, today we'll examine the life of Jesus

as our example and how he always put others first. As we seek to understand how to live a lowly

life of love,

may you be envisioned and encouraged today to love God and others well.

God wants to use you as a vessel of his grace and love in this world.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Thank you. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Proverbs 22 verse 4.

Scripture says,

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

All throughout Scripture, God paints a clear picture of what it looks like to live poor in spirit, to live low. As we dive into the depths of God's word, I pray our lives will begin to be molded and shaped

by the capable, loving hands of our potter.

I pray that we will look to the grace of God as our source and strength to pursue a lifestyle

of humility.

And I pray our lives will be enriched and blessed by the loving, powerful presence of a God

who dwells with those who live low.

Philippians 2 verses 3 through 7 says,

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility, count others more significant than yourselves.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form of God, did

not count equality with God as a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the

form of a servant being born in the likeness of men.

Living low always begins by looking at the life of Jesus.

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