Being humble enough to agree with God

Enjoying the thought of God's fertilizing work during this final season of grace. Specifically being humble to take a lower position and waiting for the call (Luke 14:7–11)

Direct Teachings on Humility

• Philippians 2:3-8 - "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves... Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who... humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death"
• James 4:6, 10 - "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble... Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you"
• 1 Peter 5:5-6 - "Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another... Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you"
• Micah 6:8 - "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
• Proverbs 11:2 - "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom"
• Matthew 18:3-4 - "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest"

Examples of Humble Actions

• John 13:3-5, 14-15 - Jesus washing disciples' feet: "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet"
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 - "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven"
• Luke 18:9-14 - Tax collector vs. Pharisee: "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!"
• Numbers 12:3 - "Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth"
• Acts 20:19 - Paul: "serving the Lord with all humility and with tears"

God's Response to Humility

• Isaiah 57:15 - "For thus says the One who is high and lifted up... 'I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit'"
• Isaiah 66:2 - "But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word"
• Psalm 25:9 - "He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way"
• Proverbs 3:34 - "Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor

Warnings Against Pride

• Proverbs 16:18 - "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall"
• Proverbs 29:23 - "One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor"
• Daniel 4:37 - Nebuchadnezzar: "Those who walk in pride he is able to humble"
• Luke 1:51-52 (Mary's Magnificat) - "He has scattered the proud... he has exalted those of humble estate"

These passages connect well with your Luke 14 text, the pattern of divine reversal where God lifts the humble and brings low the proud appears throughout Scripture.