Become More Humble

Become More Humble “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James: 4:6 Most of us have just gotten over the Christmas season which celebrated the birth of our Lord and Savior. As we now get into the New Year we begin to think more about ourselves, and many times forget to think about the humble beginnings of Jesus. Jesus chose to come to this earth in the lowliest manner. He chose a manger to be born in, a workman’s home to live in, the most common clothes to wear and the simplest foods to eat. If Jesus chose this lifestyle, shouldn’t we, who profess to be His followers, be satisfied with the same. It is called being humble; accepting the simplest things in life. The hunger for material things, and the pride of life have a way of interfering with our spiritual well-being. They tend to take our minds off God’s work. Instead of always reaching for another blessing from God, we are reaching for the proverbial brass ring. The things of God become hazy and we forget about them, as we focus on worldly things. Is this an accurate description of you? Do you demand the newest and finest clothes, automobiles, homes, furniture, etc? Here was Jesus, the King of Kings—satisfied with nothing—worldly things didn’t interest Him. Spiritual things did. If we start our new year by following His greatest commandment which was to love God with all our hearts, and to love our fellow man as we love ourselves, we would be off to a great beginning, in our quest to be more like Jesus in our own spirituality. This would put our focus back to where it needs to be, and away from our selfish wants and desires. We would become more humble which would be pleasing to God. Psalm 13:7-8 “One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.” My Daily Devotional Volume III January 27 Robert William Brock, Jr.