Don’t
skip first base. A relationship with God begins with humbling ourselves
before Him. Humility is the key that unlocks God’s grace and mercy in
our lives. “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one
another, for God is opposed to the proud,
but gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God that He may exalt you at the proper time” (1 Peter
5:5–6). Notice 4 things:
1. God opposes proud people but gives
grace to the humble. How would you like God to oppose everything that
you do? Proud people see themselves as self-sufficient and don’t need
God. When we humble ourselves it opens the door to receive God’s grace and
mercy, which brings His blessing on our lives.
2. The only one
who can “humble yourself” is yourself. No one can do this
for you. Only you can do humble yourself. Humility means to yield right of way.
A “yield” street sign means to let the other person go before you. We view
others as more important than ourselves. “With humility of mind let each of you
regard one another as more important than himself” (Phil. 2:3).
3. Humble yourself under God’s mighty
hand. We
realize God’s hand is powerful and that He is ruler over the entire world
(1 Chron. 29:11-12). Humbling ourselves means we yield completely to Him and
let Him have His way in our lives.
4. God exalts humble people at the proper
time. The
proper time means in eternity after this life is over. Humbling yourself in this life means you will be
exalted in the next life. Jesus said, “For everyone who exalts himself
shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11).
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