Humility is Receiving Him

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

'Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." (1 Peter 5: 6-7)

This verse gives the impression that we must humble ourselves and then cast our cares on God.

In fact, the original reads: "Humble yourselves, having cast your care upon Him."

It takes humility to receive Him, because it sends the clear signal that of ourselves we are insufficient:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11: 28)

When we accepted that we could not be obedient to God's law in our strength, when we accepted that we were without strength:

"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5: 6)

By His death, we receive His life:

"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." (1 John 3: 16)

Through Him we also receive, and are called to keep receiving His righteousness and His grace:

"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5: 17)

Christ is our righteousness (1 Corinthians 1: 30) and He is grace and truth (John 1: 17). Humility is to receive Him, His righteousness and grace in your life, for to receive means that we have nothing of ourselves.

Let Him be everything in your life, draw from Him without reserve!