The Fruits of Humility

Monday, May 19th

The T-shirts are a little amusing, depending upon where you are from. It's hard to be humble if you are a Bulldog, or a Cornhusker, or a Longhorn, or a Trojan. But the tragic thing is that those who wear such slogans actually believe them. The same attitude exits among executives and farmers, and among field workers and government officials. That is, if the messages on coffee cups and bumper stickers mean anything.

The answer can be traced back to a basic disregard for God along with a corresponding overestimate of ourselves. We all seem to have a fondness for seeing our own names in print or in lights. We really do want to make a name for ourselves. At the same time we hardly raise an eyebrow when God's name is dragged in the gutter or is blasphemed.

We are not unlike the men and women of ancient Babel. "They said, 'Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name'" (Genesis 11:4). These people wanted to build a great monument to themselves. They wanted to make their names great.

The problem was that these people failed to reckon with God. The Bible says, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time" (1 Peter 5:6). You see, if you get to know God, it will change your perspective on yourself. If you bow before God and serve Him through Jesus Christ, He will insure that you have a place in glory to come. Humility can therefore be a very good thing.

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