reposting this,so true and we need to be reminded
April 5
Genuine Salt of Humility
Proverbs 15:33
Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it.
If we empty our hearts of self, God will fill them with His love. If we
desire close communion with Christ, we should remember the word of the
Lord: "This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and
contrite in spirit and trembles at my word."1
Stoop if you want to climb to heaven. Is it not said of Jesus, "He who
descended is the one who also ascended"?2 So must you. You must grow
downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with
heaven will be enjoyed by humble souls and by them alone. God will deny
no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,"3 with all its riches and
treasures. All of God's resources will be made available to the soul
that is humble enough to be able to receive them without growing proud
because of it.
God blesses each of us up to the level and extent of what it is safe
for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not
safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your
unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would snatch the
crown for yourself, and in the next battle you would fall a victim. He
keeps you low for your own safety!
When a man is sincerely humble and never tries to take the credit or
the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him.
Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace and equips
us to deal efficiently with our fellows. True humility is a flower that
will adorn any garden. This is a sauce that will season every dish of
life and improve it in every case. Whether in prayer or praise, whether in work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
1 Isaiah 66:2 2 Ephesians 4:10 3 Matthew 5:3
