Proverbs 15:33

Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self, God will fill them with his love. The one who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord: To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at my word (Isaiah 66:2). Stoop if you would climb to heaven.

Do we not say of Jesus, “He descended that he might ascend?” So must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards, for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is experienced by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3), with all its riches and treasures. The whole treasury of God will be transferred by deed of gift to the soul that is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it.

God blesses us all to the fullest extent that it is safe for him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in his holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy, you would fall victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety.

When a man is sincerely humble and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace and fits us to deal efficiently with others.

True humility is a flower that will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it is prayer or praise, whether it is work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.