At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
(Matthew 18:1 ESV )
Jesus answer:
And calling
to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you,
unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.
(Matthew 18:2-4 ESV )
God’s eyes are on the humble (Isaiah 66:2). His grace
drenches the humble (James 4:6). He makes his home with the lowly (Isaiah
57:15). He takes time to guide and teach the humble (Psalm 25:9). He
exalts those who are humble (Luke 14:11 ).
He gives salvation to the humble (Psalm 149:4). He smiles when we don’t think more highly of
ourselves than we ought to think (Romans 12:3), and tells us to throw
away our pride and associate with people of low position” (Romans 12:16 ).
God loves humility.
Many more verses about humility could be referenced because
it opposes what God detest – pride. But
I love how later in Matthew 18 we see how humility makes it possible to forgive
like crazy, seven times seventy. (Matthew 18:22) Why, because the humble
person knows the depth of God’s forgiveness to him.
But he
gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to
the humble.”
(James 4:6 ESV )
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