Taking Dominion Through Wisdom - Day 69
Taking Dominion Through Wisdom - Day 69 God Resist the Proud, But Gives Grace to the Humble - Proverbs 3:34
Solomon highlights a principle that is consistent throughout the Scriptures. The principle is - God gives grace to the humble, but resists the proud. In our text, Solomon states that God scorns the scorner. I don't know how to express what it means to have God scorn you. This means He despises you and sets Himself against you. If you live a life of pride, self-reliance, unteachable, mock God and His people, then the text teaches us that God sets His face against you. Lest you think I am overstating this position consider Proverbs 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. As a result, God will judge and bring down the arrogant and haughty. In Isaiah, we learn that the Day of the Lord is a day when God will exalt Himself by bringing down all those who refuse to humble themselves before Him.
The text, however, has a ray of hope for those who humble themselves - God gives grace to the humble. Humility is the only way to find acceptance with God, and humility is the only way to live before God. What does it mean to be humble? A humble person does not think bad of themselves, rather a humble person does not think of themselves at all. In other words, they esteem others higher than themselves, they look out for the interest of others, they are teachable, and do not draw attention to their virtues. They point all attention to their Lord, who saved them. If we desire the grace of God, then it starts with humility.
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