To be humbled or to humble one’s self, that is the question

To be humbled or to humble one’s self, that is the question

“The reward of humility and the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.” There is a reward of humility and the worshipful fear of the Lord. Riches and honor and life. That word life is the abundant life the Lord has promised while still here on earth, and it is the Zoe life of God in us which lasts forever. The bible says, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, and He will exalt you in due time (1Peter 5:6). As we go through life we are inundated with everything that can puff us up with pride. Mankind in general wants to make a name for ourselves. In this world the system is geared towards fame and fortune. These things can fill us with pride. Unless we stay humble we can never receive from the Lord His best. His will must be our desire, and we must be Christ inside minded. If you don’t humble yourself, the Lord will humble you, and it won’t be pleasant. He wants the best for us even though we can’t see it. All we see is, how could you let this happen to me God, why? And that bad experience was self inflicted by you because of your inflated pride, and arrogance. We can think of ourselves highly but not more highly than we ought to (Romans 12:3). Knowledge also can puff us up, we think we know it all because we have studied the bible and gained much information. Paul who wrote two thirds of the new testament got thorns in his flesh because he got puffed up with much knowledge (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). Humble yourselves, the riches and honor will follow.