Proverbs 29:23 A man’s pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
The Great Reversal is a major theme in the Bible: God in Christ humbled Himself to exalt us; the Lord always brings down the proud and exalts the humble; we through His poverty become rich, etc. If we humble ourselves by faith in Christ, identifying with Him in His humility, humanity, suffering, death, and burial, then we will be raised up and exalted to be seated with Him in the heavenly places.
If we do not humble ourselves, and our pride prevents that, then God loves us enough to humble us, so that He may lift us up to our original, created, position of honor, glory and dominion in the Kingdom. God promises to hold up the humble in spirit. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” When you are humbled by God, God has Good News for you.
The honor that upholds us when we are down is Jesus Himself, who was given a name above every name. So we pray in that name, and not in our own name, our own goodness, our own sincere piety, our own merit or worthiness, or even our own strong faith. We pray in Jesus’ name, His grace, His merit and worthiness, and even His faith. Jesus gives the great gift of humility. We accept genuine humbling in spirit, so that the Lord may lift us up and hold us up.