"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land."
Humble yourselves and pray and seek my face and turn from your wicked ways. In such moments, self-humbling requires turning from the path of pride that is leading to destruction, and turning to the face of God in prayer.
James 4:10 in Other Translations
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Humility reconciles us to God. Because of humility, we see that we cannot save ourselves in our own strength, perfection, or good works. We need humility to receive God's saving grace and mercy: All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
James 4:10 KJV
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
The humble know they rely on Him even for breath itself. The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is “riches and honor and life,” the things God promised Abraham when He called him, and Solomon after he asked for wisdom.
Scripture says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). But what does it mean to be humble? To be humble is to realize how weak we are, how helpless we are to change the course of our lives in our own power. It's to ask God for His forgiveness and to trust Him for His guidance.
Prayer is humble because when we pray, we are saying that God is merciful and mighty, that He is wise and sovereign, and that He knows far better than us what is best for us. By Thomas R. Schreiner • January 18, 2022.
Finally, in His hours of greatest suffering, Jesus subjected Himself to the Father. And in perhaps His greatest act of humility, He allowed Himself to be hung upon the cross. His last words in mortality typify His teachings on humility.
By having a more down-to-earth view of yourself, you will be able to relate more to others. An arrogant self-centered person may see others as beneath them, not worth the time or effort. A humble person might see those same people not as those beneath them, but as those in need.
“But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble. '” James 4:6.
When you humbly confess your sin, God is quick to forgive. He gives grace to the humble. The Greek word for “confess” is homologeo. Homo means “same.” Logeo means “to speak.” To confess simply means to agree with God about your sin.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus. That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Humility is an essential characteristic for followers of Christ. The Bible defines humility as “the fear of the Lord” (Proverbs 22:4). Its etymological root is in the Latin word "humus" meaning "of the earth." To be humble is to be face down in the dirt, submitting to the authority of another, without personal pride.
Jesus' humility on earth comes in the form of not taking advantage of the pleasures and luxuries He had in heaven as the Son of Man. Instead, He took it upon Himself to be amongst the sinners and the poverty that His people had to endure. He even suffered an agonizing death to save us from our sins.
Walking Humbly With God Means Letting Him Teach Us What Is Good. Jesus brought together loving God and loving neighbors in Matthew 22. He communicated his expectation and desire for us, his deeply loved children, to treat each other fairly and with kindness — with justice and mercy.
Prayer also energizes the heart of a believer through the power of the Spirit. Consistent prayer also releases the power of God's blessing on your life and circumstances. Jesus said, “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.
To really understand the heart of God, you need to pray. In John 15:15, Jesus says He no longer calls us his servants, but calls us His friends.
God not only means to humble us all individually — and he has his countless ways of doing so in the tough mercies of his providence — but he also means for us to humble ourselves in response to seeing others humbled, both around us and before us.
: to do or say something which shows that one knows one has been wrong, has behaved with too much pride, etc. He needs to humble himself and ask for their forgiveness.