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Jesus said, “For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”—Luke 18:14b
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    A Story
                    
                        
                        
Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.—Mark 7:28
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Hidden Power
                    
                        
                        
The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. —1 John 3:1b
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    A Modesty of the Mind
                    
                        
                        
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.—Philippians 2:12b-3a
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Rejoice in God
                    
                        
                        
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."—Luke 1:46,47
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Knowing Who We Are
                    
                        
                        
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"—Luke 5:8
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Approval and Affirmation
                    
                        
                        
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and God will lift you up.—James 4:10