Be Clothed With Humility
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility:
for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble (1 Peter 5:5).
As you study God’s Word, you’ll discover the
kind of life God wants you to live and how
He wants you to live it. He sent Jesus to the world to
be our perfect example. How did Jesus live? He was
clothed with humility. The Bible says, “…he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him…” (Philippians 2:8-9).
Notice the underlined phrase in the foregoing
scripture; it shows that if you humble yourself, God will
exalt you. There’s no need for you to keep trying or
striving to exalt yourself; just be humble. True humility
is submitting yourself to the authority, influence, and
impact of God’s Word. True humility is receiving the
Word into your heart and acting accordingly, making
definite changes in your character and attitude with,
and through the Word.
For example, if you were in a church service
listening to the Word of God, how do you respond?
Do you receive it into your heart, or do you wish that
the person who has offended you was listening? Don’t
be that way; a sign of humility is for you to always
receive the Word for yourself, to change your life from glory to glory.
Emulate the humility of Christ and others given to
us in the Scriptures who walked in excellent humility
of heart. David is such an example. Even when Saul
sought to kill him, and he had the opportunity to
revenge against Saul, David rather put the Word to
work. He said, “...The LORD forbid that I should do
this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to
stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the
anointed of the LORD” (1 Samuel 24:6).
No wonder God described him as “...a man after
my own heart” (Acts 13:22). What an honour to be
described this way by God almighty! In your life,
eschew pride and arrogance. Be clothed with humility,
and God will surely promote and exalt you.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for teaching me your Word, and
showing me the essence of humility, a glorious quality
that attracts divine favour and promotion. I walk in love and
submissiveness to the Word today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study
Proverbs 29:23; James 4:6
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Jeremiah 26-28
2 timothy 4:1-22
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
James 2:1-26
ezekiel 28