Honour

Pro:15:33

Before honour comes humility.

The way the world thinks is so miscued and distorted that it is in exact opposite direction of truth.

Man thinks thus - unless I project myself and my accolades, how will others know about it and how will I be honoured. You see that in name boards. You see that in slides which introduce speakers in conferences. You see that in social media.

But truth that we learn from the Word of God is that - before honour, there should be humility. And being proud and projecting yourself will never take you to heights. In fact pride goes before a fall.

Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up in right time. Oh! The Lord is involved in this. That is why this equation is valid. For God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

How much God loves a person who is not so elated about his talents, but does it as for God, for His name's sake, for God's glory and not for himself. God will take him and raise him up. Use him up for His kingdom's glory. Some one who doesn't think of being raised at all will be raised by God.

If you seek name or fame or appreciation, it wouldn't work that way. But if you keep yourself at His feet, knowing very well that it has all been given and not accomplished, thankful and grateful, then God is more pleased.

The one who had five talents was humble enough to make five more. But the one with one was proud and arrogant. Hence even the one that he had was given over to the one with five.

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