The apostle Paul wrote, “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another (tie on the servant’s apron), for God is opposed to the proud (the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them), but He gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5b; AMP). Paul clearly emphasizes the importance of humility by repeating his exhortation to clothe ourselves with humility in Colossians 3:12. James, the brother of Jesus, went so far as to write that God actually resists people who are full of pride but again blesses the humble with his grace (James 4:6). Jesus Himself said that “he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11b; (ESV).

Proverbs 3:34b (AMP) gives us a clue to what is involved in humility, “He gives His grace (His undeserved favour) to the humble (those who give up self-importance)”. Humility is to have a humble minded attitude devoid of an inflated and arrogant sense of self-importance and pride. We are to wear humility, In other words, we are to be intentional about being humble. In Philippians 2:8 (NKJV) we are reminded that we are to have the same mindset as Jesus, and what was that mindset? “He humbled Himself”.

In closing, in Romans 12:3a (AMP) Paul wrote, “For by the grace (of God) given to me I say to everyone of you not to think more highly of himself (and of his importance and ability) than he ought to think” If we follow that advice, we will be practicing humility.