Proud versus Humble

“But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.” (Psalm 52:8 CSB)

Psalm 52 contrasts the way of the proud versus the way of the humble. The proud boast of their evil, loving evil rather than good, lying instead of the truth. Those who walk humbly with the Lord, however, experience His faithful love, and their life becomes a producer of fruit. They thrive on the nutrients that come from their relationship with God, so that their life becomes a source of good to many others around them.

We all make choices, and certainly we can choose whether to walk that way of pride that sets itself up against God, or the way of humility that plants one’s life deep in the soil of the richness of God. Each path leads to a different destination, and each produces its own unique results. Psalm 52 makes it clear what those results will be.

Today, may the people of God choose to walk fully in the way of humility, so that our lives will bear fruit that becomes a blessing to others.

Lord, We ask that today we may indeed walk with You and learn from You, so that Your Spirit will produce the kind of fruit and the abundance of fruit that blesses You. Amen.