“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.”
that He may exalt you
“Exalt” means to lift up. The lifting here is the lifting of revival. God will cause us to rise spiritually. We are placed on an exalted, higher spiritual plane when we humble ourselves before Him.
“Exalt” means promote. God will promote us in His plan. This promotion is not to be confused with human recognition. God promotes those who recognize His sovereignty over their lives. Humility is accepting the providence of God.
Most of us believe that recognition by a crowd of people is success. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The praise of, Madison Avenue is meaningless in God’s eyes. Rather God elevates us on the basis of His character–those who humbly recognize His power and sovereignty.
To those who are suffering, it is encouraging to know God will exalt them one day. Humbling ourselves in order to be exalted is a spiritual paradox. But if you want to go up, you must go down.
“For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11).
in due time
“Due time” means primarily due measure, due proportion. The New Testament uses “due time” to signify a season, a period possessing certain characteristics.
This word for time does not mean time as chronology but time as marked by certain features (1 Thessalonians 5:1). “Time” here deals with quality of time while the other major word for time (chronos) refers to quantity of time.
“In due time” is in God’s time. God will exalt us in His own good time. When we humble ourselves under His hand, He will engage His help for us.
Principle:
God promotes those who recognize His sovereignty over their lives.
Application:
God does not promote us for producing so many brownie points with Him. He promotes us when we humble ourselves under His mighty hand when He sends trials our way.
If you do not know Christ, in just the right timing God sent His Son to die for your sins.
“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6).
God’s timing for our salvation centres around our recognition that we violate a holy God. Jesus died for the “ungodly.” Jesus died for those without God. Will you now embrace the death of Christ for your sins?
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