James 4:10- Humble

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

PARAPHRASE
Come to the Lord in a spirit of reverence, awe, and respect that He is Gd Almighty, righteous in all His ways with the power to give and take away. If you remember to lower yourself before Him, less of you, more of Him in meekness, then He will lift you up. How can the Lord lift you up if you're already up there?

EMPHASIS
yourselves- do it yourself, not ask make or require the Lord to humble you. But, you humble you.

Lord- do this to/with the Lord, not necessarily other people, but with the Lord.

he- the Lord will fit you up, not other people or your deeds, but he, the Lord.

lift- not give you a hand or boost, but lift you up completely

APPLY
When I go to the Lord, I need to practice the habit of prostration, practice the habit of glorifying Him in my prayer and remember who I'm talking to.


PRAYER
Lord, teach me how to pray, how to talk to you. Teach me to understand that you are my father who I can come to for anything, but you are also Gd, the most holy and righteous. I want to apply respecting you in my prayer, in my life.