The Humble Get Help from God
Adapted from Daily Devotions from Psalms
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
The Bible says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6 NKJV) and that if we will humble ourselves under His mighty hand, He will exalt us in due time (1 Peter 5:5–6). God hates pride, because proud people depend on themselves instead of on Him. They have an inflated opinion of themselves, and they think more highly of themselves than they ought to.
Humble in the original Greek language of the New Testament meant lowly or to make low. It means to make yourself lower than God and depend entirely on Him. We are often independent, which is the opposite of the way God wants us to be.
Jesus says that we are to abide in Him, and that apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5).
To abide means to live, dwell and remain; to depend on continuously. Because I didn’t have anyone who really cared for me as a child, I became independent and repeatedly told myself that I could take care of myself and didn’t need anyone. However, when I entered into a relationship with God through Jesus, I had to let Him break my independent attitude and learn to depend on Him.
I have discovered, as you will or may have already discovered, that life is much better when we humble ourselves and let God take the lead in our lives.
Prayer of the Day: Father, forgive me for the times when I proudly depend on myself instead of on You. Help me learn to always depend and rely on You for everything.
