Four Verses to a More Humble You!

I can just hear Billy Mays (if he were still alive) now...

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"Jimmy from East Lansing Michigan ordered the Four Verses Program, and he's incredibly humble...in just one week!  And he also dropped three inches from his waist!

"Just plug in the Four Verses Program, watch them do their thing, and start counting those blessings from the very first time you use them!!

"Martha from Shreveport says the Four Verses Program helped her daily walk IMMEDIATELY, and she went on to be debt-free and make $12,000 a month...working five hours a week from home!!

"Call 1-800-4-VERSES now to change your life!  And if you call within the next thirty minutes, we'll throw in ANOTHER FVP for you.  But wait, there's more!  We'll also throw in a free bucket of Oxy Clean and..."


Can't you see him with that uber-black hair and beard, screaming at you?

I would give anything to be able to pass along some scriptures that would instantly change your life, humble you down, and get God moving to lift you up.  I wish it worked that way, but it doesn't.  I can give you the verses, but that's just the beginning...

The four verses I'm talking about are in James 4.  Remember, in James 4:10, we're told to "humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up"?  Well, that's the last verse of the four.  The three that immediately precede 4:10 are almost a road map to a humble life.  Almost.

"Submit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God, and he will come near to you.  Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.  Grieve, mourn, and wail.  Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom."

James, in his typical in-your-face style (that I love, BTW), lays out several directives that, when adopted, will lead us to more humble lives.  Please note that these items are NOT part of a one-and-done checklist; these are aspects of life which need to be worked on every day.

1. Submit to God.
2. Resist the devil.
3. Come near to God.
4. Wash your hands.
5. Purify your hearts.
6. Grieve, mourn, and wail.
7. Change laughter to morning/joy to gloom.

Well, there you go.  My work here is done.  You've got the Four Verse Program, now have at it.

Just kidding.

In my next several posts, I'm going to dig into each of these items, and with the Spirit's lead, we'll both be able to move closer to a humble life.

But if you call now...  :)