Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
True humility is not what some people think it is. It is not a pious look, or a demeanor, neither is it any attitude or the disposition to bow very often. When one demonstrates respect where warranted that is good, but that does not necessarily denote humility. Back in the days of yore, when kung fu was the in-thing, Silver Fox and Jackie Chan used to do a whole lot of bowing.
Even after they had kicked the living daylights out of their opponents, they would take a bow, for what reason we still do not know. Looking so pious with their long beards they would at first glance exude an aura of humility, but later we would discover that striving for the highest place ran like a common thread throughout and therefore it also falls short of the Biblical definition of what is humility.
And there are some who have lived their entire lives in monasteries and convents, who do not have one thread of humility running throughout the fabric of their characters. Again, humility isn’t the disposition to always accept injustice without a remonstrance on the part of the offended one, for none of these prior descriptions fully grasp the Biblical meaning of humility.
Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!