"Few receive the grace of Christ with self-abasement, with a deep and permanent sense of their unworthiness. They cannot bear the manifestations of the power of God, for this would encourage in them self-esteem, pride, and envy. This is why the Lord can do so little for us now. God would have you individually seek for the perfection of love and humility in your own hearts. Bestow your chief care upon yourselves, cultivate those excellencies of character which will fit you for the society of the pure and the holy. 5T 50.3"
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
The passage emphasizes the need for humility to receive God's grace, which aligns with James 4:6, stating that God gives grace to the humble.