As I was studying for the message on PRIDE vs Humility, I came across a sentence which made me stop and think. It was not anything new, or something I had never considered before. It just struck me at that moment.
“If we are commanded to seek it, God expects us to find it and learn it.”
That was in the context of God’s commands concerning humility.
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the LORD and He will lift you up” [James 4:10]
“Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.” [1 Peter 5:6]
If God commands us to seek something … He expects us to find it.
Two “seek” verses immediately come to mind. Matthew 6:33: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.”
And Colossians 3:1: “You have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.”
As I read those four verses, I realized that if I spend my life diligently obeying the commands to seek first the kingdom of God and to seek what is above, my Messiah, I probably will not have much problem with the PRIDE vs humility equation.
Father God, help me to seek You diligently today. Let everything I do bring honor and glory to Your Son, my LORD and Savior. Amen
