A person living by God’s grace will clothe themselves with humility. Unfortunately, this particular frit of the Spirit is not eagerly sought after by most believers. Perhaps that is because it is often confused with self-depreciation, which denies there is any good or worth in us. Humility gives credit where credit is due, namely to the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Humility begins with God’s grace nd recognizes that the good in us, and the good done by us in service to God and other people, is totally undeserved on our part and is due to the work of the Holy Spirit. Pride, which is the opposite of humility, seeks to find within ourselves some innate goodness or even to ascribe to our own commitment or faithfulness the cause of any blessing of God in our lives. Jesus said in John 15:4-5 “Abide in Me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” Humility toward others, is the recognition that all we are and do that is of any worth is a gift of God’s grace. If you want to experience God’s transforming grace in your life, you must be prepared to let the Holy Spirit transform self-assertiveness into Christlike huymility and servanthood.
