Paul rightly understood that God’s power is perfected in our weakness and that it is in our weakness that He can be strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). The humble heart is willing to acknowledge human weakness so that Christ can show Himself to be strong. If we want to be used of God, we need to first be humble, a significant part of which involves dealing with any sin in our hearts promptly, readily, and rightly.Ĥ. He wanted God’s cleansing, and God forgave him and commissioned him for service. In light of God’s holiness, he realized that his sin would destroy him. Isaiah modeled this in Isaiah 6:5 when he cried out to God in acknowledgement of his uncleanness.
The humble heart is willing to own up to sin. There is a love and value for what God says that clearly sets apart the humble from the proud.ģ. They take God’s Word seriously and the act of hearing it with great reverence. Those with humble hearts don’t read God’s Word carelessly but rather with hearts that are tender to what God’s Word might have to say to them to convict them or teach them. Isaiah 66:2 says, "But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word." God not only delights in those who tremble before His Word, but He promises to look to them to use them mightily for the purposes of the kingdom. The humble heart trembles before God’s Word. The humble rightly understand their insufficiency and powerlessness apart from Christ.Ģ. It is impossible to do God’s will and to store up treasure in heaven if we think that we are fully able without God. John 15:5 makes it clear that apart from Jesus we cannot accomplish anything of eternal value. The humble heart understands dependence upon God.
It is not a smart thing to be opposed to God, so we would do well to think through Biblically what it is to be humble so that we can continue operating as God would have us.ġ. James 4:6 says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.” The proud set themselves in opposition to God, glorifying in themselves rather than in Him.
0 kommentar(er)
