DAY 13: The Step Of Humility

By Rhonda Hughey Mathisen (Fusion Ministries)

“How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?”
— Exodus 10:3 (ESV)

Humility is the reality of our entire dependence on God for life and all of its dimensions. Pride, the very root of all sin, is the loss of the sense of God and the exaggerated belief about who we are. Until we humble ourselves before God, we cannot truly abide in God’s presence or experience His favor. Our failure or unwillingness to humble ourselves explains why God so often seems distant.

Humbling ourselves is acknowledging our position as God’s creatures and yielding to His rightful place over our lives. Nothing is as dangerous as pride and self-assertion; nothing is more advantageous than the grace of humility.

Often we make a pretense of humbling ourselves that is both shallow and feeble in its consequence. True humility requires us to empty ourselves and be filled with Him. This is where we discover the reality of God’s presence and power.

PRAYER POINTS:

• “Jesus, grant me the grace of humility. I choose to empty myself of myself — fill me with You!”
• “Jesus, forgive me for my independence and help me to be totally dependent on You for everything in my life.”

[Excerpts from Face to Face: The Divine Experiment, p. 13 - FusionMinistry.com]