This
is tantamount to a promise: if we will bow down, the LORD will lift us
up. Humility leads to honor; submission is the way to exaltation.
That
same hand of God which presses us down is waiting to raise us up when we
are prepared to bear the blessing.
We stoop to conquer. Many cringe
before men and yet miss the patronage they crave;
But he that humbles
himself under the hand of God shall not fail to be enriched, uplifted,
sustained, and comforted by the ever-gracious One.
It is a habit of
Jehovah to cast down the proud and lift up the lowly.
Yet there
is a time for the LORD's working. We ought now to humble ourselves, even
at this present moment; and we are bound to keep on doing so whether
the LORD lays His afflicting hand upon us or not.
When the LORD smites,
it is our special duty to accept the chastisement with profound
submission.
But as for the LORD's exaltation of us, that can only come
"in due time," and God is the best judge of that day and hour.
Do we cry
out impatiently for the blessing? Would we wish for untimely honor?
What are we at?
Surely we are not truly humbled, or we should wait with
quiet submission. So let us do.
~Charles Spurgeon~
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