“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” – Matthew 23:12

Humility before God and man does not come easy to us.  The grip of pride is strong upon our hearts. We may be convinced that there is no escape. There is. God is our helper. He will deliver us from pride as surely as He forgives and redeems. He can impart the humility of Christ into our lives. It is, after all, His purpose to express the life of His Son through us

It is not easy to describe humility, but we know it when we see it.  At the core of a generous heart is the seed of humility.  In the soul of a servant, a humble man or woman lives.

The admonition to humility is phrased as a promise. The humble will be exalted.  The sanctified irony of the matter is that is exaltation is your motive for being humble, then you are faking it and your humility is not real.  But if it is based upon a genuine assessment of your life in the light of God’s glory, it is very real and that reality brings dignity. .

Father, since I have no humility of my about which to boast,

I come in the humility of Jesus Christ.

Purge me of pride and enable me to walk in the steps of Jesus

as He walks this path again through me.

Amen