LEARN OF ME . . . --- Matthew 11:29.
"Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls." --- Matthew 11:29.
"Be clothed in humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time." --- 1 Peter 5:5, 6.
Such as are haughty and self-conceited rush against the mighty hand of God, and destroy themselves; but those that are humble under it will be protected by the same. Whatever knowledge or skill we obtain in the schools of human learning, the Scripture does not yet allow us to be truly wise; but calls us blind and merely worldly students; till we learn to be poor in spirit, lowly in heart, and dead to the world. --- Proverbs 11:2; 1 Corinthians 1. and 2.
Therefore, the more a man dies to the world, the more he is enlightened.
Lord, if thou by grace impart,
Poor in spirit, meek in heart,
I shall as my Master be,
Rooted in humility.
Simple, teachable, and mild,
Changed into a little child;
Pleased with all the Lord provides,
Wean'd from all the world besides.
Father, fix my soul on thee,
Every evil let me flee;
Nothing want beneath, above,
Happy in thy precious love.