“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:6).

It was a blessed time at the missions’ conference. A quiet, humble lady laid several little pamphlets on the table of her display. She quietly greeted the people and then took her seat as the musicians began playing the prelude. She was presented to the congregation and introduced as the first speaker to give her testimony. Everything she said was either about the Lord Jesus and His amazing greatness or the people to whom the Lord had called her to serve. She turned all attention off herself and redirected the attention to the Lord or to her people. When the pastor really pressed her to share about herself personally, she quietly shared her testimony and revealed that she was a tribal linguist who was involved in a major translation project.  She was brilliant, but you would never have known it by her humble actions. What a great example for all of us!

For today: The proud toots his own horn, but the music is never sweet.