James 4:10 "When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him, he will lift you up and give you honor."
James is saying that we ought to humble ourselves and rely on God rather than the world. Our love and obedience should be for God and not for the world. He says here that if we bow before him and show our dependence on him, he will lift us up.
This weekend we are going to Winter Whiteout. Our theme is "Surrender" and we will be talking about this very concept. I am going to try to teach the students that we cannot bring honor to ourselves, but we have to depend on God. We have to totally surrender ourselves including our pride, ego, personality, accomplishments, and possessions to Jesus. I am still learning this of course as I tend to be very independent and self reliant. I need Jesus to humble me and help me rely on him.
Dear Jesus, help me to bow to you and depend on you for all things. Amen.
