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True Humility

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 20, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 41.

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True Humility

HUMILITY is a precious grace. It is not only a low opinion of one's self, it is the renouncement of self. There is a mock humility which is sheer hypocrisy. Of this the prophet speaks, "And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself; therefore forgive them not." Isa. 2:9. Such humility is for purely selfish purposes. It is saying, "See how humble, how lowly, I am, how deserving of favors;" and it expects them. But true humility sees somewhat of the wickedness and weakness of sin and self, and yields it up to God, the worthless thing that it is; not that the person may be exalted in physical or social station, but that the selfishness may be taken away; that the life walk may be with the Master; that God's own will may be wrought in the soul. The very humility of such an one is exaltation. If maintained, it makes him a prince and puts him into constant companionship with God, the King of the universe. Who could ask more?