Humility

Today's devotional is from Your Life Matters: Daily Reflections from the Psalms

"The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground" - Psalm 147:6.

God loves and cares for the humble, those people who are not proud and who recognize their need for Him. The humble do not take matters into their own hands, but rather trust Him to provide for, protect, and defend them. Humility is an attitude, and Mary, Jesus' mother, spoke of its importance while later Jesus addressed the implications of those who have and do not have this disposition.

First, look at what Mary said: "He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble" (Luke 1:52). Then here is what Jesus had to say: "For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted" (Luke 14:11). The important thing to remember is that you control this attitude and determine whether you fit into the proud or humble category.

Is there an area of your life where arrogance and rudeness prevail? Do you need an attitude or perspective adjustment today? Do you need to humble yourself before the Lord or someone else? If the answer is yes, then you need to correct that or else the Lord will.