God wants us to have humility so that we can worship and submit to him. We won’t be able to worship God if we have pride in our hearts. Because God detests arrogant individuals, he forbids them from participating in his missions.
In order to receive God’s kindness in our lives, we must have humble hearts. When people are humble, we can see God at work in them. In order to save mankind from sin, God humbled himself and took human form.
In order to be utilized by the Lord for his mission, we should put aside our egos and prepare ourselves. The following verses from the Bible will help us understand how beautiful it is to be humble before God in order to be blessed.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Galatians 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Romans 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Proverbs 29:23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Psalm 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Psalm 138:6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Psalm 131:1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
