All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
Why should you be humble?
When I hear the word humble I think of the song, “O Lord it’s so hard to humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” Now none of us is perfect by any stretch of the imagination. There was only one perfect person and He is guiding us to live like Him and to show forth His love. We try, but we always fall short, because the need of self comes in and we start to think about how we need to be lifted up, and what we need to better ourselves.
But when we puff ourselves up, this verse says we will be knocked down. If we exalt ourselves and sing our praises, we will be knocked down and put in the place we belong. Paul tells the Romans, to not think more highly of yourself than you ought. We are not to make ourselves better than we are, because all of us are sinners. We have all fallen short of the glory of God, and it is only by the grace given to us through the faithfulness of Jesus that we can even hope to stand before the judgment seat and survive.
So humble yourselves, not so you might be exalted, but humble yourselves so that you might see what Jesus did for you.
Gracious and loving savior, as we await your birth and wonder about what we need, help us to empty ourselves and to seek you first in all that we do. Guide us in your love to live the life that you did. Amen.
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