"I Am Unworthy Of The Least Of All YOUR Mercies!"

A holy man will follow after humility

(J.C. Ryle, "Holiness, Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots")

A holy man will follow after humility. 

He will desire, in lowliness of mind, 

to esteem all others better than himself. 

He will see more evil in his own heart--

than in any other in the world.

He will understand something 

of Abraham's feeling, when he says, 

"I am dust and ashes!"  (Genesis 18:27b)

And Jacob's feeling, when he says, 

"I am unworthy of the least 
of all YOUR mercies!"  (Genesis 32:10)

And Job's feeling, when he says, 

"Behold! I am vile!" (Job 40:4)

And Paul's feeling, when he says, 

"I am the chief of sinners!" 
(1 Timothy 1:15)

Holy John Bradford, that faithful 

martyr of CHRIST, would sometimes 

finish his letters with these words: 

"A most miserable sinner, 

John Bradford." 

The godly William Grimshaw's last 

words, when he lay on his deathbed, 

were these: 

"Here goes an unprofitable servant!" 

"By the grace of GOD I am what I am!" 
1 Corinthians 15:10

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