Humility Plays The Leading Role

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 5:5

If there was ever an example of true humility, it was in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. He understood how important this virtue was to His heavenly Father. In fact, He became God’s demonstration to believers of how humility is more important than ability. You see, God knew that in order for the sins of humanity to be forgiven once and for all, a sacrifice would have to be made. A life would have to be taken in order for our lives to be saved. Now here is where humility plays the leading role: Jesus humbled Himself and came down to humanity’s level in order to permanently atone for all our sins, and it was precisely His humility that allowed God to use Him as the perfect sacrifice.

In the same way, if we desire to be used by God, all we have to do is be humble and allow Him to work through us. Our abilities—or lack thereof—are of little significance when God is looking for a humble spirit to use. Sometimes being of use to God is a matter of our attitude rather than our aptitude. So let humility play the leading role in your life, and watch as God uses you in ways you never dreamed.

The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

ST. AUGUSTINE