But He gives more grace.  Therefore He says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:6b
 
In reference to this verse, Pastor John Macarthur says, "The only ray of hope in man's spiritual darkness is the sovereign grace of God, which alone can rescue man from his propensity to lust for evil things.  That God gives "more grace" shows that His grace is greater than the power of sin, the flesh, the world, and Satan.  The OT quote reveals who obtains God's grace - the humble, not the proud enemeis of God.  The word "humble" does not define a special class of Christians, but encompasses all believers."
 
From the beginning of the Bible to the end of the Bible, we see that man has been and is disobedient to God.  The only way for us to truly understand what God has done for us through Christ is to humble ourselves, see our sin, realize that we are not worthy of heaven, and see that there is salvation in Jesus Christ.  The good news of the gospel truly is humbling.  Humbling in the fact that we can't earn our salvation and humbling in the fact that we need to trust in Jesus as our only means to escape hell and enter heaven.  We desperately need God's grace.