Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”  6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,  1 Peter 5:5-6

2.  The work of self-humbling:  Subjects for meditation – Psalm 1:1-2

                          a.  God’s attributes

                                                    His holiness:  Isaiah 6:1-6

                                                    His greatness:  Job 38:1-3, Job 40:1-5, Job 42:1-6

                                                    His Love:  John 3:16

                          b.  Our beginning and end as created beings: Genesis 3:19

                          c.  God’s response to our sinful rebellion: Genesis 3:1-19

                          d.  The Gospel of Christ: 1 Cor. 15:1-4

                          e.  The example of Christ life: Matt. 20:25-28

                          f.  The roles of Christ: Hebrews 7:23-25

                          g.  Our union in Christ: Gal. 2:20