Riches, Honor, and Life

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4) 

Humility is the only disposition in us the Lord can trust. He cannot rely on our love or devotion, our passion, our sincerity, our talents, our expertise, or our herculean efforts to do or be good (apart from Christ, we can do nothing good). Humility recognizes and rejoices in the fact that everything belongs to Him, nothing belongs to us, and He is Lord of all. Godly fear generates the kind of confidence in the Lord that allows us to trust Him with every outcome — and we trust that He will lift us up, exalt us in due time, and reward us with riches, honor, and life.

 

The only person on earth God can trust is the Holy Spirit, who He gives to His children. Humility yields to the Spirit, moment by moment, word by word, deed by deed; therefore, the Lord can invest Himself confidently in the person or fellowship that is Spirit-filled. In Him are the riches, honor, and life the Lord abundantly pours out on those who please Him. He pours out abundantly, because He knows His humble saints will pour all they receive on others. That is how the kingdom of God works — and it works through humility and the fear of the Lord.

Let's Pray – Father God, teach me to walk in the Spirit of Jesus Christ; to humble myself and serve Your interests instead of mine. I willingly submit myself to You anew. Amen.