What a Concept!

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:6

Recommended Reading Matthew 23:11-12

Paul Graves was sworn in as mayor of Sandpoint, Idaho, in January, 2000. In a 2007 article in Spokane's Spokesman Review newspaper, Graves said this about public service: "While hubris seems more in style these days, it is humility that serves us all much better." He cited a quote from Sojourners magazine by Albert Einstein: "The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." And then he paired those words with Paul's in Romans 12:3: "Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking" (TEV).

Humility. Modesty. What a concept! If many of our problems are caused by a lack of humility (that is, by pride), then we will need to think differently to solve them. The most different is abject humility before God—the fall-down-on-your-face kind of humility that says, "God, I can't figure this out. I'm dependent on You alone. Please grant me wisdom and help. I humble myself before You."

The thinking that got us into trouble cannot get us out. When you are in trouble, humble yourself before God and receive His grace to help in time of need.

Humility is the only certain defense against humiliation.
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