At a recent women’s conference we looked at this, and I was floored. Talk about two contrasting lists! Check out how God relates to the proud, and to the humble:
- His wrath is on the proud (2 Chron. 32:25)
- He pays back revenge on the proud (Ps 31:23)
- He will not tolerate the proud (Ps 101:5)
- He mocks the proud (Prov 3:34)
- He tears down the house of the proud (Prov 15:25)
- He detests the proud (Prov 16:5)
- He punishes the proud (Prov 16:5)
- He humbles the proud (Is. 2:12)
- He throws the proud to the earth (Ez. 28:17)
- He scatters the proud (Luke 1:51)
- He opposes the proud (James 4:6)
But then, check this out. There’s a better list:
- He saves the humble (2 Sam. 22:28 & Ps. 18:27)
- He keeps back disaster from the humble (2 Kings 22:19)
- He forgives and heals the humble (2 Chron. 7:14)
- He holds back destruction and delivers the humble (2 Chron. 12:7)
- He turns His anger away from the humble (2 Chron. 12:12)
- He hears the humble (2 Chron. 34:27)
- He guides the humble in what is right (Ps. 25:9)
- He teaches the humble His way (Ps. 25:9)
- He sustains the humble (Ps. 147:6)
- He crowns the humble with victory (Ps. 149:4)
- He shows favor to the humble (Prov. 3:34)
- He allows the humble to rejoice (Is. 29:19)
- He looks on the humble with favor (Is. 66:2)
- He gives rest to the humble (Matt 11:29)
- He exalts and lifts up the humble (Matt 23:12, etc.)
- He gives grace to the humble (James 4:6)
- He shows favor to the humble (1 Peter 5:5)
I want this kind of relationship with God! Doesn’t this give you goosebumps? If there were ever any doubt about what we should be pursuing in life, doubt is gone…
{How might we humble ourselves today under the mighty hand of God? Thank you for reading.}