Humble Yourself Before God
God Resists the Proud and Gives Grace to the Humble
I’ve been talking to various family members and friends and hearing this theme of resisting temptation a lot in some podcasts that I listen to regularly. One of the best passages of Scripture to read about this theme — in my opinion — is I Peter 5:5–11. The second favorite of mine is found in I Corinthians 10:13 where Paul states that “God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and…
