The humble man’s heart – Thomas Brooks

“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!