In scripture, humility means “to have a humble opinion of
one’s self; a deep sense of one’s (moral) littleness, modesty or lowliness of
mind.” Webster says humility is “freedom from pride and arrogance; the act of
submission.” To be truly humble means we believe, trust, and obey God’s Word
over what we think, feel, or desire.
I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. …Those
who are left will be the lowly and humble, for it is they who trust in the name
of the Lord. (Zephaniah 3:11-12NLT)
Faith and trust are one and the same. Faith is trusting God.
Everything-I mean everything-we receive from God comes through faith. Because
of His incomprehensible love, He sent Jesus to die in our place and pay for our
sins so that we could be restored to a right relationship with Him forever.
That’s the Gospel in a nutshell-John 3:16. But in order to receive this
priceless gift, we must believe what He says in His Word is true. That’s trust.
It all boils down to trust.
To trust is to “place confidence in; to rely
or rest the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice friendship, or sound
principle of another person.” When we trust God, we take Him at His Word.
Synonyms for trust include have faith in,
believe, rely on, depend on, expect, hope, count on, and be sure about.
- John Bevere
Excerpts from Relentless
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