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I Peter 5.6, 7 (NIV)
Humble yourselves,
therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast
all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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| If we humble not ourselves under God‘s grace, he will humble us under his judgments.* |
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Upon
first glance, it would seem that these verses contain two unconnected thoughts,
but a closer look reveals that they really do go together. The “bottom line” here
is actually found in the first line: humble yourselves. If you intend to cast
your worries on God, you first have to admit that you can’t handle them
yourself. Peter reminds us that God is powerful and he has promised to lift us
up when the time is right. Why would we not bow down in surrender?
If
it is your plan to humble yourself so that later on God will exalt you in this
life, you may be misunderstanding the phrase. And if you’re thinking, “Well,
yeah. When I die and go to heaven, I’ll be ‘lifted up,’” then you may not get
it either. The eternal prize is part
of the equation but there is an earthly reward found within the promise: Humble
yourself - because God is able to deliver you. He may or may not make your
problems go away but if you cast all your anxiety on him, it becomes his problem. Is he not big enough to
handle it?
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| If you will give God your right to yourself, He will make a holy experiment out of you. God’s experiments always succeed.* |
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