Humble Yourself

Something I struggle with is being humble before the Lord and in my everyday life. The Bible mention several times that we need to be humble before the Lord because it is not by our own strength that we, as Christians, do things. Let's take apart one of these verses and study what it means to be humble before the Lord.

1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

My translation of this verse goes something like this: Be willing to get down on your knees before the great power of God. Put yourself below Him. Do not put yourself above others. Those (and only those) who submit and are humble before the powerful Lord, He will lift up.

When you pray remember that although our Lord is our friend and father, we still need to look to Him with an amazing amount respect. He is sinless. He created the earth. He knows everything about you. And He is the reason you are capable of doing such great things. Make an effort to thank Him for the amazing things He is doing in your life. When you get a compliment from a peer because they like something you have done, remember that you alone have not done it, our power comes from Christ and only Christ.

In His Service,

Jillian