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In these few words that God gave to us, we all stand either to be resisted by God for eternal life, or to be blessed by God for eternal life. It is very important for us therefore to understand that it is only through the Grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that we can receive this eternal life, for none of us can achieve without this grace to be reconciled to God, and to be His sons and daughters. Therefore, it is the key element on our way to this promise and this hope. Now, if it is the key element or the driving force, or the fuel, or however we like in our own minds eye to look at this journey, if grace is the key thing, then we have to make ourselves a receptacle to be able to have that within us. According to the Word of God it can only be granted unto those who are humble, for God resisteth the proud, but He giveth grace unto the humble.

We see the importance of the text word in understanding what this humbleness and meekness means to us. According to the Scriptures and according to God’s teachings on the matter, humbleness and meekness mean that it is an inward and spiritual feeling that we have to come to grips with, where we acknowledge that we are dependent on a spiritual being greater than us. Now Satan also understands that this is the way to salvation. He goes around and he tries to have us all exalt ourselves so that we do not link ourselves or believe in the spiritual sense we are dependent on a higher power, and that we are only equal with one another. Each of us have within ourselves that spiritual being that was granted unto mankind when God created man from the dust of the earth, but Satan is cunning and most of us, if we are alert, and if we allow this spirit to lead us, we can see the difference between being proud and humble. Satan is cunning and he undermines this humbleness in a different way, and we see that happening in the world. We see that he enters into the minds of people, and he has them believe that they are not as good as their fellow man. He has them put down. We have often heard how this putting down then turns to depression and people lose heart, and people see themselves as not being created in the image of God.

We see in the world today the results of that. People turning to alternate ways to drop out. People turning to suicide because they feel that they are not equal. Now that is the downside of what Satan is trying to do, and we must be very careful that we do not allow ourselves to misinterpret the word humbleness. Christ showed very clearly while He was on this earth, that He acknowledged that there was a greater power that He was answerable to, but He did not downgrade Himself. He left Himself at the level of all Men where God had created them. He was able to stand with the poorest of poor, and He was able to give them comfort and uplift them. He was able to stand in the presence of governors and kings, and He was able to maintain and show them through His actions of what His purpose on earth was.

We have to understand this humbleness and this meekness, so that we can receive this grace. We have to acknowledge that at all times we are dependent on a mightier power, that we are but sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, and as our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ displayed His whole life in humbleness and meekness, we too must do the same if we are to receive the blessings of God.

We can do that each and every day of our lives as we begin the day by praying – Heavenly Father, Almighty God. Those few words show us that we are dependent on a mightier power than we, and it sets for the day those things on how we can lead our lives and suppress this proudness that will always come and try and be placed in our way. This knowledge should lead us to taking that next step in our lives from Faith to Trust; Proverbs 28:25-26. “He that is of a proud heart stireth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”

In these few words that God gave to us, we all stand either to be resisted by God for eternal life, or to be blessed by God for eternal life. It is very important for us therefore to understand that it is only through the Grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that we can receive this eternal life, for none of us can achieve without this grace to be reconciled to God, and to be His sons and daughters. Therefore, it is the key element on our way to this promise and this hope. Now, if it is the key element or the driving force, or the fuel, or however we like in our own minds eye to look at this journey, if grace is the key thing, then we have to make ourselves a receptacle to be able to have that within us. According to the Word of God it can only be granted unto those who are humble, for God resisteth the proud, but He giveth grace unto the humble.

We see the importance of the text word in understanding what this humbleness and meekness means to us. According to the Scriptures and according to God’s teachings on the matter, humbleness and meekness mean that it is an inward and spiritual feeling that we have to come to grips with, where we acknowledge that we are dependent on a spiritual being greater than us. Now Satan also understands that this is the way to salvation. He goes around and he tries to have us all exalt ourselves so that we do not link ourselves or believe in the spiritual sense we are dependent on a higher power, and that we are only equal with one another. Each of us have within ourselves that spiritual being that was granted unto mankind when God created man from the dust of the earth, but Satan is cunning and most of us, if we are alert, and if we allow this spirit to lead us, we can see the difference between being proud and humble. Satan is cunning and he undermines this humbleness in a different way, and we see that happening in the world. We see that he enters into the minds of people, and he has them believe that they are not as good as their fellow man. He has them put down. We have often heard how this putting down then turns to depression and people lose heart, and people see themselves as not being created in the image of God.

We see in the world today the results of that. People turning to alternate ways to drop out. People turning to suicide because they feel that they are not equal. Now that is the downside of what Satan is trying to do, and we must be very careful that we do not allow ourselves to misinterpret the word humbleness. Christ showed very clearly while He was on this earth, that He acknowledged that there was a greater power that He was answerable to, but He did not downgrade Himself. He left Himself at the level of all Men where God had created them. He was able to stand with the poorest of poor, and He was able to give them comfort and uplift them. He was able to stand in the presence of governors and kings, and He was able to maintain and show them through His actions of what His purpose on earth was.

We have to understand this humbleness and this meekness, so that we can receive this grace. We have to acknowledge that at all times we are dependent on a mightier power, that we are but sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, and as our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ displayed His whole life in humbleness and meekness, we too must do the same if we are to receive the blessings of God.

We can do that each and every day of our lives as we begin the day by praying – Heavenly Father, Almighty God. Those few words show us that we are dependent on a mightier power than we, and it sets for the day those things on how we can lead our lives and suppress this proudness that will always come and try and be placed in our way. This knowledge should lead us to taking that next step in our lives from Faith to Trust; Proverbs 28:25-26. “He that is of a proud heart stireth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”