Humbleness is Key
- Clyde Crump
- Nov 2, 2024
- 5 min read
Hello World!
I hope all is well, wishing you love, peace and blessings in your lives, because it's what we all need and long for in this world of drama, chaos, and confusion. I'd like to speak to you on topics coming from the heart, being as humble and transparent as possible, doing it out of love and humiliation. I'd also like to reflect on my past life as well and line it up according to scripture to see what God has to say about it, whether it's pleasing in His sight or not. I don't have a Bible degree, seminary hours, and I'm not licensed to preach yet. So instead of me preaching to you, I'd preach to myself and hope what I preach to me about myself get through to you and you can relate in some kind of way.
But first and foremost I want to let you know that I'm no one, I'm not perfect, and no better than the next person, nor am I doing this to down anyone to make myself seem higher, because I really want to see everyone spirits lifted despite our issues and flaws. Honestly, some topics are going to be strong topics that I don't even want to speak about, but I know it must be done and that somebody gotta do it. I never thought I'd be spreading the Word of God, but coming out of a very dark place in my life I was called to do so. This is an opportunity I can't take lightly, because it's for God's Kingdom and Glory, not mine, that as many people are led to salvation and plucked out of the devil’s stronghold as possible as I speak the Word and revelation that was given to me with you. I'm not doing this for fortune or fame because I'm well past that point of chasing in life, with so much time wasted that can only be redeemed by God. I've done things in my life I'm not proud of, but God has placed it on my heart to speak on it and not hold it in because others needs to hear it to understand Him and His power through my testimony. For so long I've been distracted, running like Jonah and the Prodigal Son from my call of duty, seeking pleasure, riches and happiness which is all temporary. But God sits high and looks low, so there's no place I can go, where He's not showing me I'm not so far gone, that His reach is long and where I'm weak He's strong. My pride is sat aside and I have nothing to hide because I know who is on my side. If the Lord's for me who can be against me?
(Psalm 139:7-12) is an illustration I'd like to share of Gods presence and it says, 7 “Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from Your Presence?” 8 "If I ascend into heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.” 9 "If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,” 10 "Even there your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.” 11 "If I say," Surely the darkness shall fall on me. Even the night shall be light about me. 12 "Indeed the darkness shall not hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to You."
So there's no place we can run or hide from God. Knowing this now, because before I really didn't know Him nor gave Him as much time as I should've back then even though I used to hear about Him. I now want to live for Him and try my best to live like He's right here with me when people are and aren't around to keep me humble in the presence of God. So if anyone be offended by the Word of God, correction, and the Truth behind it, remember God said it. It's not about what man says but what God said! I'm just a messenger speaking on love and repentance, because the Kingdom of God is at hand. So, Ladies and Gentleman if we really know there is a God with the power of Life and death in His hands it's up to us as Philippians 2:12-13 says to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
This world is so judgemental and this is where we all fail miserably at when we need to check ourselves before trying to check others. So let's not think of ourselves high and wise because God makes even the foolish of this world shame the wise and it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
My job is not to judge because I'm not the judge. The Lord is the judge and He said to all who heed in Matthew 7:1-5 1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 "And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 "Or how can you say to your brother, Let me remove the speck from your eye and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 "Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.”
I say all of that to say " Practice what you preach." And I intend to do just that as I talk about myself, hoping I can get through to you in a way that you can see you, and what the Word of God says, about the way we are living. For me this is my moment to be still and get to know who He/God is after being distracted and caught in the middle of confusion for so long. So closing on ‘Humbleness is Key,’ I pray that not only what I'm saying is heard, but felt in relation on the inside to let you know that no one is exempt from the temptation and the fiery darts of satan. If Jesus was tried and tempted, you will be too. It's just knowing what to do when tempted. Peace!
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