https://odb.org/2024/02/15/humilitys-perk
Ancient Godly wisdom teaches in Proverbs 22:4 that humility is the fear of the LORD, and its wages are riches, honour, and life. As the fear of the LORD is the beginning of understanding or wisdom, humility is the key to wisdom as the wise always chooses God over everything else. Thus, the best way for man to gain access to God and His grace and mercy in the olden days is to be humble as God loves the humble but opposes the proud.
But what does it mean to be humble before God? In my view, it is to recognise deep within us that all that we are and have are because of God’s grace and mercy. It may be our hard work, but if God hadn’t made our circumstances such, we would not be where we are today. If we had capitalised on opportunities, remember that it is by God’s grace that the opportunities presented themselves to us. Our paths to college and university were made possible because God opened doors for us. We may have qualified on merit, but I was the 33rd person to squeeze into a racial quota of 30 in a class of 100 undergraduates. How was that possible? 3 original acceptees declined and went overseas.
Humility also breeds cooperation among others as humility means we are willing to listen and accept other viewpoints. We are humble if we don’t think that we are the only ones with the right answer. Humility among people means we are willing to admit our mistakes and say sorry when we are wrong. Human nature is such that if we are humble, people are attracted to work with us, to cooperate rather than resist or comply grudgingly. Humility breeds willingness, unity, and harmony, and such a combination will lead us to collectively reach greater heights whether at work, in church, or in ministry. But it would be easier to be humble before man if we are already humble before God.
Make it our lifelong quest to be humble before God and man. Ultimately, we will surely reap its wages – riches, honour, and life as promised by Proverbs 22:4!
Ronnie's Thoughts 