Humble yourselves so God won’t have to

“Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,”. It’s ok to think of yourself highly but not more highly than you ought to. As we humble ourselves God won’t have to humble us (1Peter 5:6). Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18). Being humble can mean different things to different people. It may well be humility for a person with a strong personality to keep their silence in a heated discussion. Holding our peace when we’ve successfully gone through a difficulty while someone else is trying to tell us how to do it differently. Humility of the heart is the Lord’s idea of being humble. Humility and meekness are cousins to each other. The meek shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5). Since the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, God can cause us to eat the good of the land and have the best this world can offer. Staying humble can also be challenging. Without being consistent in the things of God, we can slip back into high levels of pride which can be detrimental to our humility. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so He won’t have to humble.