Bible Verse of The Day – 8-22-22

Psalm 149:4 (NKJV) 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

Humility is such an important quality that God’s word says He actually rewards it.

In fact, there are 3 different scriptures (Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) which state that He opposes the proud, “but gives grace to the humble”.

What is humility and how do we develop it?

Stated very simply, humility is defined as: a modest view of one’s own importance.

Many people often mistakenly assume that humility is a negative thing, especially when discussing self-esteem.

But we need to understand that self-esteem is not a Biblical principle. It is worldly and revolves around pride.

So, how is humility developed?

Sometimes it is taught to us by our parents. This might be done by them telling us not to be proud or haughty. Sometimes it comes by watching their example as they walk it out in their own lives.

Most often, though, we learn humility through being humiliated; shown that we were wrong.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that someone purposely embarrasses us. But that we learn lessons from the mistakes and poor choices that we make. And by seeing that we have made poor choices, which result in less than ideal things happening in our lives, we become more humble.

We learn from our mistakes and we understand that we don’t always have the right answers.

This is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight. But over time we understand that being willing to admit that we’re wrong and humbly accept our faults will make us less apt to be proud and haughty.

This puts us on a path to pleasing God and being rewarded by Him as well.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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