God loves the humble

 Here’s a **scripture-rich meditation** on God’s love for the humble, celebrating how divine grace lifts up those who kneel low:

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### **🕊️ "GOD LOVES THE HUMBLE"**  

*A Psalm of Lowliness Exalted*  

**"God opposes the proud—**  

But oh, how He leans down  

To kiss the foreheads of the bowed,  

To crown dust with glory’s weight,  

To call worms *"Mine!"* and make them great."  

>*“Though the Lord is exalted, He looks kindly on the lowly;*  

>*though lofty, He sees them from afar.”*  

>**—Psalm 138:6**  

**He chose a manger—**  

Not a throne,  

To claim the meek as His own.  

*The King of All, in straw He lay—*  

**Teaching heaven’s upside-down way.**  

>*“He has brought down rulers from their thrones*  

>*but has lifted up the humble.”*  

>**—Luke 1:52**  

**The broken contrite—**  

These He saves,  

While armored pride digs its own grave.  

*No merit, no boast—just empty hands:*  

**"Have mercy!"—and the God-Man stands.**  

>*“This is the one I esteem:*  

>*he who is humble and contrite in spirit.”*  

>**—Isaiah 66:2**  

**He kneels to wash—**  

The traitor’s feet,  

The prideful shrink—the humble meet  

*The towel, the basin, the Servant’s art:*  

**"I came not to be served—to impart!"**  

>*“Whoever humbles himself like this child*  

>*is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”*  

>**—Matthew 18:4**  

**So bend, my soul—**  

Break, if He wills!  

The lower you go, His love more fills.  

*For valleys bloom where rivers run,*  

**And resurrected life begins—**  

**Where proud towers crumble one by one.**  

>*“Humble yourselves before the Lord,*  

>*and He will lift you up.”*  

>**—James 4:10**  

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### ✨ **GOD’S PROMISES TO THE HUMBLE**  

| **Humble Posture**        | **God’s Response**              | **Scripture**          |  

|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|  

| **Confessing need**       | *Gives grace*                   | James 4:6              |  

| **Serving others**        | *Exalts in due time*            | 1 Peter 5:6            |  

| **Childlike dependence**  | *Reveals kingdom secrets*       | Matthew 11:25          |  

| **Repentant tears**       | *Restores joy*                  | Psalm 51:17            |  

| **Taking the lowest seat**| *Invites to higher place*       | Luke 14:11             |  

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### 🌿 **A HUMILITY PRAYER**  

> *“Father—  

> Forgive me for:  

> — The times I’ve clutched at recognition,  

> — The prayers laced with self-congratulation,  

> — The resistance to being overlooked.  

>  

> Break me gently:  

> — Where ambition masquerades as ‘calling,’  

> — Where comparisons poison my joy,  

> — Where my ‘wisdom’ drowns out Your whisper.  

>  

> Shape me like Your Son:  

> **No reputation grasped,  

> No suffering refused,  

> No service beneath Him.**  

> Let my life prove:  

> **‘GOD LOVES THE HUMBLE—  

> AND MAKES THEM GREAT.’**  

> Amen.”*  

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### 🔥 **WHY HUMILITY ATTRACTS GOD**  

1. **It reflects Christ** (Phil 2:5-8)  

2. **It admits need for grace** (2 Cor 12:9)  

3. **It makes room for His glory** (Isaiah 42:8)  

**True humility isn’t thinking *less* of yourself—**  

**but thinking *of yourself less*.**  

And in that holy forgetting, you become **unforgettable** to God. 💝