:Spirit-Living Devotional
Apostle Osborn
OBTAINING MORE GRACE
[[Jas 4:6]] But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Favour is not something some special people are born with. Favour can actually be generated by ourselves. For you to consistently experience divine favours in your life, you must be humble. Humility is a key to greatness, success and promotion. Humility is the grace booster and favour producer. God gives more grace to the humble but sets Himself against the proud and haughty (James 4:6 TLB), in order words, the more the proud try to rise or forge ahead in life, the more their pride inevitably sets them against God’s favour.
This is one reason some people, in spite of their great abilities, can’t seem to fathom why they aren’t making much progress in their lives. They’ve watched others who didn’t seem to have as much talents as themselves make progress and get promoted, hence they’ve even become bitter against everybody else.
What the proud don’t realize is that their stagnation or lack of progress isn’t the doing of other men, but the result of their pride.
Some people mistake humility for weakness, but being humble doesn’t mean you’re weak; rather, it’s strength of character. Meekness is not weakness. The Lord Jesus was the epitome of humility; but He wasn’t weak; at the same time, He wasn’t arrogant, rude, or conceited. Even though He was so humble, He never allowed anyone talk Him down! He knew His identity and spoke openly about His relationship and authority with the Father. He dominated the circumstances of life. When He was brought before Pilate to be tried, He was in charge (John 19:11); yet He was very humble.
God’s promotion for the humble is certain. You must keep walking in humility, and you’ll find yourself being elevated several steps at once. As a child of God you do not lack the virtue of humility. It is the fruit (result) of your recreated spirit (Gal 5:23-25). You just have to decide to walk in it. Remember, a man’s pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit (Proverbs 29:23).
Prayer:
Dear Father, I thank you for granting me more and more grace to excel in all my endeavours, as I walk in humility and meekness of spirit, demonstrating at all times the character and nature of Christ in me, in the Name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
