Wisdom Of Humility!
"The way of a fool is right in
his own eyes, but he who
heeds counsel is wise."
Proverbs 12: 15
The first ten chapters of the book of
Proverbs are an
extended set of conversations between a father and
a son where the father instructs the son in the
ways
of wisdom. A consistent theme in Proverbs is danger
of thinking oneself right in one’s own eyes
(Proverbs 3:7; 12:15; 26:5, 12; 28:11).
Danger of thinking one is right on the basis of one’s
own opinion is that it leaves no room for hearing the
opinions of others, of receiving counsel and wisdom
from those wiser than oneself.
The opposite of being right in one’s own eyes is to
be humble. Wisdom and humility go together; pride
and arrogance also go together. Proverbs 3:34
says that God “gives grace to the humble.”
That means He favors those who are humble in spirit,
like the youthful Mary when Gabriel announced to her,
“Rejoice, highly favored one” (Luke 1:28). So, Mary was
humble enough to receive God’s word through Gabriel.
Even the apostle James wrote that “[God] gives grace
to the humble” (James 4:6).
Pursue humility everyday by
being open to God and
His
counsel through His Word
and others.
"The surest mark of true
conversion is humility."
J. C. Ryle