In today’s scripture, verse ten, “Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord,” should stand out the most. Perhaps you may know it as a popular hymn sung in church. I remember singing it a lot when I was growing up in Central. I cannot say the verse without that all too familiar melody going through my mind. There isn't much to the song. It’s just that verse sung again and again (about a billion times) and then Amen.
When I was younger I never really knew what it meant to be humble. In the E.B. White classic, Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte in an effort to save Wilbur the pig from slaughter, weaves the word “humble” in her web. I was in first grade when I had Charlotte’s Web read to me and that was one of the first times I had heard that word. It has taken me a while to get a good understanding of what it means to be humble. I've always understood it to be like the opposite of prideful. Yet the more I have thought about it, I believe it’s more than just not being boastful. To be humble is to realize how unworthy we are of all that we have. If our God didn't love us as much as he does than he would have given up on us a long time ago. But he hasn't. We may not be very humble all the time, but he still loves us. Remember that.
This whole James section is appropriate for the Lenten season. This is a time to reflect on what’s important. May God grant us the ability to be humble and grateful in all aspects of our lives and may we be truly lifted up.
Written by Perry Anthony
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