1. Humility
Luke 18:9-14

2. [Jesus] also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt.

3. “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

4. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself:

5. ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all I get.’

6. “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying,

7. ‘God be merciful to me, the sinner!’
“I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other;

8. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

9. 1. All honor is God’s alone and given out at His good pleasure.

10. 2. The weak are grateful for the touch of the physician.

11. 3. Where weakness abounds, HIS STRENGTH IS GREATER.

12. What should I do about it?

13. What should I do about it? Pray in proper posture

14. What should I do about it?
Pray in proper posture
For Him to increase, you must decrease.

15. What should I do about it?
Pray in proper posture
For Him to increase, you must decrease.
Magnify His grace