Humility Rewarded

1 Peter 5.6 discusses the attitude man needs to take before God. God is supreme, creator, sustainer, and ruler of the universe; man's only response is humble submission to His power and holiness. God will be submitted to, every knee will bow, every tongue will confess, and in all things God will be glorified, but just at God does not overlook those who lead well, He does no neglect those who live humbly.

Peter points out that those who choose to submit to God will be exalted by God. There is a time when humility will come to an end, and all those who humbly submitted to God will be exalted by God. This next statement will be developed more with the next verse, God is a loving father, and He wants to bless His children. When they live obediently to Him is able to do that, and He never fails to.

It is crucial to remember that there is a "proper time" for exaltation. Submitting to God does not always bring instantaneous results, but it does bring a guaranteed outcome. Those who choose to submit to God will be exalted by God. Those who humble themselves are honored. When we choose to live as God intended, it means that we give up the right to rule our own lives. It means that we sacrifice things we may desire, and give up certain pleasures that the world offers. But the result is far beyond anything that this temporary life can give.

Ephesians 3:20-21 says, "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen."

God can do far more than anything I can imagine (and I'm a good dreamer), but what God can do far exceeds anything my human mind can come up with. My craziest thought pales in comparison to what God can do, and what He will do for those who humble themselves before Him. Those who choose to submit to God, will be greatly used by God. Those who choose to live for him, surrendering the right to self, will God do amazing things.

God does not overlook humility. The results may not be immediate, but they will be far beyond your wildest dreams. As one of my closest friends, Aaron, said years ago in a video we did in college to promote a season a 24/7 prayer, "Buckle up, 'cause God's about to do something." When we choose to submit in humility, we open ourselves up to witness God do amazing things.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!