Humble Yourself
1 Peter 5:5 …Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)–[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble. [Prov. 3:34.]
6 Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. [Ps. 55:22.]
1Peter 5:7 has always been one of my favorite scriptures, but to grasp the full meaning we need to begin our reading earlier In the text. And, to understand the text on an even deeper level, try reading it in the Amplified Bible.
In real estate, everything is about location, but in the Bible, it is all about context. If we begin our reading with the promise of 1 Pet 5:7 we are starting at the end of the verse, thereby missing the necessary frame of reference.
Peter’s instruction to “clothe yourself in humility” for protection against being prideful informs us that God opposes the proud. Why? Because pride is a sin, elevating the creation above the Creator.
If we want to depend on God to care for us, we must approach Him in humility. Then, we can lay everything, once and for all, at His feet.
May we strip ourselves of every falsehood, knowing that God’s watchcare is far better than anything we can accomplish on our own.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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