The Humble Man's Heart
God delights to dwell in the hearts of the humble, manifesting His presence, grace, and glory to them.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that God chooses to dwell in the hearts of the humble, highlighting the profound relationship between humility and divine presence. He explains that God's dwelling with the humble includes His supervision, assistance, protection, sympathy, and teaching, ultimately leading to a richer experience of His grace and glory. Brooks illustrates that the humble receive not only God's support but also a deeper revelation of His goodness and love. The sermon encourages believers to cultivate a humble spirit to experience God's abundant blessings.
Text
"For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity,
whose name is Holy--I dwell in the high and holy place, with
him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit
of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."
Isaiah 57:15
God makes the humble man's heart his house to dwell in.
The highest heavens and the lowest hearts are the habitations
wherein the Holy One delights to dwell. Now this phrase, "I will
dwell with the humble," includes several things:
1. It includes God's superintending the humble.
2. It includes God's assisting and strengthening of the humble.
3. It includes God's protection; I will dwell with the humble,
that is, I will protect him and secure him, Job 22:29.
4. It includes God's sympathizing with the humble.
5. It includes God's applying all suitable good to the
humble, Isaiah 57:18, and Isaiah 63:9.
6. It includes God's ruling and overruling the heart and
the affections of the humble.
7. It includes God's teaching and instructing of the humble.
8. Lastly, it includes and takes in a clearer, a fuller, and a larger
manifestation and communication of God to humble souls.
"Ah!" says God, "I will dwell with the humble; that is, I will
more richly, more abundantly, and more gloriously manifest
and make known My grace and glory, My goodness and
sweetness, My loving-kindness and tenderness--to humble
souls!"
Sermon Outline
- God's Dwelling Place
- The highest heavens and the lowest hearts are the habitations where God delights to dwell
- God makes the humble man's heart his house to dwell in
Key Quotes
“God makes the humble man's heart his house to dwell in.” — Thomas Brooks
“I will dwell with the humble; that is, I will more richly, more abundantly, and more gloriously manifest and make known My grace and glory, My goodness and sweetness, My loving-kindness and tenderness--to humble souls!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Recognize that God delights to dwell in the hearts of the humble and seek to cultivate a humble spirit.
- Understand that God's presence is available to you when you humble yourself before Him.
- Seek to experience God's superintending, assisting, protecting, sympathizing, applying good, ruling, teaching, and manifesting Himself in your life.