Humble Yourself

So if you ever think that you can for one second live without God in your life, or you think that by your own hands you can accomplish things in your life by yourself, or maybe you are just prideful in yourself thinking about how great you are at some sport, or even how great you are at being a Christian. If you ever feel like building yourself up and most importantly that you think you can gain your own salvation by the work of your weak human hands, a good place to go is Job chapters 38-41.

GOD IS HUGE! WAY bigger than we can imagine! How scary would it be to be in Job's place? This time it is not a human questioning God but GOD is questioning HIM!! God says at one point:
 "Would you (dare) discredit my justice?
Would you (dare) condemn ME to JUSTIFY YOURSELF?!" (I imagine him laughing at job about now)
"Do you have an arm like God's
And can your voice THUNDER like his?" (Again the laugh)
"Then ADORN YOURSELF IN GLORY AND SPLENDOR" (Impossible)
"and clothe yourself in HONOR and MAJESTY!"(funny the four things God describes himself with are impossible for us.)
"UNLEASH the fury of your wrath,
look at every proud man and BRING HIM LOW" (ok... now I'm scared. I become proud all the time...)
"Look at EVERY proud man and HUMBLE HIM" (No WAY can we do this. Wow.)
"CRUSH the wicked where they stand!" ....
Job 40:8-14

Wow. I after that I feel the need to drop to my knees and praise God for his Grace through Jesus Christ. Because it is only through Christ that we can avoid his fury. That relationship with Christ that we develop as humans is the only thing that saves us from being crushed by God. So ask yourself "What do I really have to be proud of myself about?" Because I would challenge that anything you can think of is not yours but a gift from God.

For me, it used to be Singing. Then it was tennis. Then it was golf. Then it was Sam. And sometimes more than one. But God humbled me. I look back and wish he didn't have to. But he did in a very painful way. And he is not afraid to humble you too.

Humble yourself. Before he has to. I wish I would have.

Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord (echo)
Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord (echo)
And he will lift you up
Higher and higher 
And he will lift you up