The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom;
and before honour is humility. Proverbs 15:33
Noah had to suffer humility
building that gigantic ark which seemed ridiculous
Moses gave up his high position as Pharaoh’s grandson
to serve the Lord
Joseph was humbled by being sold into slavery by his brothers
David was anointed king, then hunted as prey by Saul
before He was put into his position as King
The Bible is filled with this truth
Before honor is humility
This is humility that reminded people of who thy were in God’s eyes
That He worked in their circumstances
after they were able to handle the honor without losing their faith
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth
Who are these meek souls that Jesus is speaking of?
People who have submitted themselves and their lives to the Lord
and humbled themselves before Him
We think of the meek as being weak,
but submission to God takes great strength
This can also be toward man out of obedience to God
Jesus tells us to love our enemies,
to turn the other cheek,
to forgive
If any one sues you to take your coat,
give Him your cloak as well,
give to him that asks of you,
refuse not him who wishes to borrow
Let the greatest among you be your servant
Lay down your life, for God yes,
but all of these are given
so we may make every effort to mirror Jesus as He walked on the earth
See Sermon on the Mount
The law and the encouragements
are to help us endeavor to attain perfection in God’s sight
Try
Try hard
Submitting ourselves to His ways will be very powerful in our lives
We won’t always see the results like we expect to see them in the flesh
Sometimes that is a hard truth
because we are doing things that only God can see
which is why we are acting on faith
and letting our rewards be built up in the Kingdom
We may not see the results of our efforts until we meet Jesus face to face
to Honor Him and obey Him is true faith