Humility vs. Pride

"The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility." Proverbs 15.33

The main characteristic of those who are born of the Spirit is humility. It was the remarkable nature of the character of the Lord Jesus on Earth, and it could not be different from that of His followers.
But the characteristic of the children of the devil is pride, the mark of Cain and his descendants.

Show us the Father

"Jesus said to him, 'Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, show us the Father'?" John 14.9

Those who are on the Lord Jesus must, as a rule, exude His perfume, have His image and manifest His character. If someone claims to have the Holy Spirit but does not reflect the image of God, he deceives himself.

Faithful

"Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death." Revelation 2.10-11

The practice of faithfulness is what makes the Christian an overcomer, worthy of eternal life. It is about character and honesty. Faith without character is useless. Unfortunately, many are believers in the church, and yet are unfaithful to the principles of character.

Justice

“Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the oppressed." Job 36.5-6

The character of the Most High is Justice. Because of that, although His mercy is immeasurable and His love infinite, still, He does not clear the guilty.But he listens to the cry of the just and afflicted who call upon Him in sincerity.

The difference

"Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him." Malachi 3.18

Those who are born of the Spirit are essentially different.

If a person says he or she is a child of God but their behaviour is not different from those who live according to the course of this world, they are deceiving themselves.

Those who are born of the Spirit bear the image of God Almighty, that is, His character.

The only way the world will see and know the invisible God is through His children.

As Jesus said, "Who sees Me sees the Father."

The Word

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." 1 John 5.7

Jesus is the Word. His disciples take his word as a rule of life, behavior and character. If there are no such provisions in Christian conduct it is because that person has nothing to do with Jesus. They are simply chaff.

ACTIONS ARE WEIGHED

"Talk no more so very proudly, let no arrogance come from your mouth, for the Lord is the God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed."1 Samuel 2.3

Our intentions, thoughts and words are weighed and determine our character before God.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, remains hidden from Him.
Haughty eyes, proud hearts and all other kinds of sins will not go unpunished.
Depart from evil and do good, and dwell forevermore. Psalm 37.27

A DIVIDED HEART

"But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against itself will not stand."       Matthew 12.25

When your choices are well-defined it reveals the kind of person you are. If you are unable to define your position with the little things, how will you define your position when it comes to what is eternal?
This is why we have faith, but only a few are able to use it. Many have faith to sing, praise, pray and even attend church services but they don't have faith to take certain actions that will change their lives.

CLUSTER OF GRAPES

"As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, 'Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it,' so will I do for My servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all."Isaiah 65:8

Those who were called by God and for some reason fell away from the faith, but kept a humble heart and righteous character, God keeps them safe.

Never Forsaken

“I have been young, an now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.” Psalm 37:25

Faithfulness to God, to marriage and constancy in faith has great worth before God. But the character of the righteous goes far beyond that. He sees as God sees, thinks as God thinks, he does things as God would if He were in his place, he lives according to God’s will. This is the one who is anointed by the Holy Spirit! This is the righteous David is referring to and who will never be forsaken!

Being One

"That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.." John 17:21

From the first day of a person's new birth, the child of God becomes one with God. He acquires His character, thinks like Him, and desires what He desires. Thus the reason his sole purpose is to save souls.

Humbleness

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 5: 3

Humbleness of spirit deals with submission, servitude, and practice of the will of God. The Kingdom of God is made of people whose character is as such.

Humbleness

"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself."

Philippians 2:3

God sees everything we do, the good and the bad works. But what really matters though is who we are, that is, our character.

Sent

"As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world." John 17:18

We've been sent to the world to make a difference, be it through our character, or through our testimony of His Power.