Humility and the Fear of the Lord! Yes!

"By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life."

The enemy of our souls would like us to believe otherwise than what Proverbs 22:4 states above, but Jesus said that the devil is a liar and a thief. Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly.

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)

"He [the devil] was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it." (John 8:44)

The devil is one who offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Jesus was about to begin his ministry here on earth. The liar and thief sought to buy him out, but Jesus was not buying from him. He knew that in the end, He inherits all the kingdoms of the world. Our Lord had a higher purpose and that was to die on a cruel cross for the sins of Adam's race. To redeem us! To make a way for us back to God. To bless us!

Yes, by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. It is better to be humble, fear the Lord and do what is right than to join with liars and thieves. They and their father, the devil end up in the lake of fire while the servants of the Lord enjoy glory and blessings in His presence forevermore.

"Dear Heavenly Father, please grant us the wisdom and discernment to always choose the way of humility before You and the way of submission to Your will that You may bring about for us all Your good plans for our lives. For it is in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ that we pray. Amen."