Grace for the Humble

Grace for the Humble, March 22
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"He giveth grace unto the humble" - James 4:6

Humble hearts seek grace, and therefore they get it. Humble hearts yield to the sweet influences of grace, and so it is bestowed on them more and more largely. Humble hearts lie in the valleys where streams of grace are flowing, and hence they drink of them, Humble hearts are grateful for grace and give the LORD the glory of it, and hence it is consistent with His honor to give it to them.

Come, dear reader, take a lowly place. Be little in thine own esteem, that the LORD may make much of thee. Perhaps the sigh breaks out, "I fear I am not humble." It may be that this is the language of true humility. Some are proud of being humble, and this is one of the very worst sorts of pride. We are needy, helpless, undeserving, hell-deserving creatures, and if we are not humble we ought to be. Let us humble ourselves because of our sins against humility, and then the LORD will give us to taste of His favor. It is grace which makes us humble, and grace which finds in this humility an opportunity for pouring in more grace. Let us go down that we may rise. Let us be poor in spirit that God may make us rich. Let us be humble that we may not need to be humbled but may be exalted by the grace of God.

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Its always a good reminder to look at what Christ did for us, to really and truly grasp the depths of love He has for His children and the huge sacrifice given for our behalf. Its always a great thing to remember where we measure up when being compared to to our God. I pray that we ask God's grace to provide us help through the day, that we will take that lowly place so that we may be "exalted by the grace of God." Agape.