The Blessing of Abasement (Part 1) – Learning How to Abound

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The Blessing of Abasement

1. Abundance and abasement are the two extremes in which we often find ourselves (Php 4:11-12).
2. As ministers and Christians, we must learn how to abound.
3. Abound – 1. To be present in overflowing measure; to be plentiful; to prevail widely. 2. To be full, to be rich or wealthy; to have to overflowing. (Of persons.) 1611 Bible Phil. iv. 18 But I have all and abound.
4. Abundance – 1. Overflowing state or condition, overflow; superfluity; enough and more than enough: hence in a looser sense, plentifulness, copiousness.
5. We must also learn how to be abased.
6. Abase v. – 1. To lower (physically), depress, bring or cast down. arch. 2. To lower in rank, office, condition, or character; to humble, humiliate; often with the sense of degrade, make base.
7. Abased adj. – 1. Lowered, cast down, downcast. arch. 3. Lowered, humbled, in rank, condition, character, feelings, etc. 1611 Bible Phil. iv. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I knowe how to abound
8. Abasement – 1. The action of abasing, lowering, casting down, or humbling, in rank or character; humiliation. 2. The condition of being abased; humiliation, degradation.
9. Either state can be dangerous for us if not handled correctly (Pro 30:7-9).