Psalm 79:8-9

Psalm 79

8 

Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.

9 

Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!

Each of us would likely agree with the first two parts of verse eight-- God, please don’t remember my sins and please have compassion on me. We probably pray something similar to this daily. God is happy to answer us, forgetting our sin and lavishing His love on us. But, where do you stand regarding the last part of verse eight- for we are brought very low?

Have you humbled yourself before God? Have you been made low before Him, recognizing your need for a Savior and His intervention? God’s forgiveness to you comes when you humble yourself, recognizing the need for His atonement because it is something you cannot fulfill yourself. Then, as a result of that humility, the forgiveness and help received from God brings glory to Himself according to verse nine.

Your humility as you recognize your need for God is what brings God glory. It is also what will spread the gospel through your life. Do others recognize the faith you have in God? Can they tell you are a Christian? If not, you probably need to humble yourself in front of others, conveying the need for an almighty Savior. Humble yourself- unafraid of what others will think or how you might look.

We often worry that when others do finally know that we are Christians, they will see each mistake we make and remember only those things, attaching our faults to our faith. Humble yourself. You will mess up. Share with those that hold your mistakes against you that those mistakes are the very reason you cling so closely to God. In humility, come before God and in humility, share God’s love with others to bring Him glory.

2 Chronicles 7:14- If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Psalm 149:4- For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.