Humility is one of the chief character traits of Christianity. It could be said that it forms the cornerstone of Christian virtue for as a bedrock it serves to support every other virtue. But humility for humility's sake would be as useful as buying new shoes when you have no feet. It the source of humility in the life of the Christian that matters: namely, God.
When we are confronted with the terrible majesty and overwhelming awesomeness of God, this is humility in its utmost. Humility, the virtue of being humble, seeks to suffuse one's life with a sense of perspective, reckoning all others above oneself is its chief aim. Because this is the aim of humility, the means by which this tremendous task is accomplished is one of recognition.
Seeing God in all His glory is humbling. The truth, however, is that all humanity will see His glory in the end and the response will be either humility in faith or humiliation in cower to His awesomeness. Therefore, humility is a supreme statement to the grace of God. It is our response of repentance and faith, having seen His glory we then respond in humble kind with utter repentance and ardent faith. Let us then never lose sight of who God is and in so doing never usurp humility with silly pride.
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