"Humility Goes a Very Long Way!"

"In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes." (Psalms 26:10) When faced with a choice of two very different life styles, one must realize the motivation of our hearts when we have chosen the one that brings fame or fortune; it's really based upon our hearts greatest desire, which is to worshiped and admired. Solomon, when asked of God what his greatest desire was for leading the children of Israel, said, "That he would have wisdom"; and God honored his request by making him a very wise man; but then God also blessed him with riches beyond imagination, and great fame throughout the entire world; much of which Solomon regretted, but that's another story. My point to this thing that is referred to as "humility", is based upon the notion of who we are, what we have become, and more importantly, where we are headed. Not all things are black and white, and we sometimes must make choices that involve the grey areas; it's not all one way or the other, but it is entirely based upon the motivations of our hearts; where is your heart headed? To put this weird conversation in a different perspective, I would like to examine who Jesus hung around with during His three and a-half years of ministry; it was not the religious leaders, but rather those that were looked down upon by the so called men of God who ran the temple. Those that Jesus hung around with, were those that He would be dying for; not that He also did not die for those that would not accept Him, because He died for the entire world; but it was those He hung out with which were the ones that would be more willing to see their need for His atonement; while those who counted upon their own righteous deeds would not be so willing to see that need, even though it was there right before their eyes. Jesus said, in John 10:1, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber". Jesus is that Door; the only Door that gets us into heaven; and any man or woman that does not humble themselves to the fact that they need Jesus to save them, has their hands filled with mischief; and their right hand, which is that which they take oaths by, and swear by. and make covenants with, is full of bribes; which are things they do or give to try and cover up their own sins and trespasses. The same principle can be used for any numbers of situations; whether that might be how we plan our lives, how we live our lives, or how we fix our lives; we must fix our eyes on Jesus as the One who we will follow, abide in, or run to in times of trouble... "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand. I and My Father are One." (John 10:27-30)