God Of All Grace, So Receivers With All Humility?
/The scriptures emphasize that gracious nature of God:
Father: Eph. 1:6“…glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed…’”
Son: Phil. 4:23“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ…” (Also Acts 15:11,40; 1 Cor. 16:23; 2 Cor. 13:14; Phile. 25, Rev. 22:21)
Holy Spirit: Heb. 10:29“…the Spirit of grace…”
Thus we truly praise Him “…the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ” (1 Pet. 5:10)
This great shower of grace calls us to receive His great gifts humbly. Thus Peter, quoting Prov. 3:24, reminds us to “clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.” (1 Pet. 5:5) So it is not just a humility to Gods that is demanded, but humility towards each other. Each what they have as God gives.
We have the saying, “There but for the grace of God…” reminding us to by humble and appreciative when we see those worse off than us. But we often excuse ourselves when displaying bad attitudes towards those more blessed or with our peers who have irked us. But what is always required?
Micah 6:8“He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?”