Considering Holiness and Humility

Holiness and humility are twin virtues it would seem,
And in the light of Scripture both gleam.
Both are Christ-like in their origin and goal;
Both only God can use, can cause us to be whole.
Humility is so hard because it slips away
As soon as someone comments on how humble any day.
And holiness is something we won't fully gain until
God glorifies us and then, like His Son, we can dwell
In His presence safely, eternally, well.
Until then, holiness and humility--twin virtues--are sought
That His glory is known, is known from that which is Christ-bought.

Philippians 2:3-11: "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves, do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.  Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.  For this reason also, God has highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."