humility.

Last week we heard James’ charge to humility: “submit to God; resist the devil and he will flee from you.” God talked to us about the massive blessing (James’ words, “greater grace”) that comes from laying our gifts at His feet instead of insisting on our own way. We heard about the importance of starving sinful desires and about the wholeness that comes from indulging in good ones.

This week James continues with the theme of humility, but this time he gets even more specific. Fill in this little chart below as you walk through James 4:11-17:

Fill: “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” (James 4:10)

Overflow: Check your spiritual pulse with these two questions: Do you walk around as a slanderer or judge in your heart? Using James’ definition from 4:13-17, are you arrogant?