The Humble Heart

Oh, how we wonder what an unborn baby will look like - whose features he or she will have. Scripture gives us insight into the face of the humble. Mary's humility is evident in her song of Luke 1 as she describes the proud: "He has done mighty deeds with His [powerful] arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, and exalted those who were humble." (Luke 1:51-52). Arrogance never suits those who love and fear Sovereign God! Mary knew the ancient words telling of kings and nations and men who stood against Israel and Jehovah: their humiliation and demise. Mary's heart was one of bowed surrender to God Who would even humiliate His own Son on The Cross to bear the sin of men, and yes, even Mary. A prideful heart cannot know the freedom and joy of humility before Almighty God. Like Mary, let us take the humble heart, look to The Cross and be daily crucified with Christ.