When God says...
“Fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.”(Proverbs 15:33 NKJV)
He purposely itches on us the virtue of humility to embrace His teachings of the proverbs for wise living. It is founded on fear of the Lord. That is having reverent awe of Him who is Almighty, a deep respect for His commands, promises and words, and a high regard for the punishment that can be brought upon the foolish and the wicked. Honorable living is His best intent for us. He firmly set the truth that: “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Luke 14:11 NLT) Humility lifts you up to honor! Pride pushes you down to disgrace!
The surest, shortest and only way to honor is humility! Get down! When you get down, God and men of faith will lift you up! That is humility before God and to the truth of His Word. The lesson is pure and true. His Word is infallible. God resists the proud, but He helps the humble. It is written: “But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.””(James 4:6 ESV)
As children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, we are called to servanthood, as He further reminds: “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(Matthew 23:11-12 NIV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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