Humble Like Jesus!

"Immanuel"; "God with us." ( Matthew 1:23) God in the flesh. ( John 1:14) Taking on the flesh of humanity to meet our greatest human need. That is what our Lord was willing to do. The One Who has every right to have a "Holier than thou" or "high and mighty" attitude humbly came into this worldly sphere as an infant, lived and walked among mankind, and gave us the most marvelous example of how to live a godly life in an ungodly world.

In noting this humility, Paul wrote. . .
"(5) HAVE THIS MIND AMONG YOURSELVES, WHICH IS YOURS IN CHRIST JESUS, (6) who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, (7) but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, (8) HE HUMBLED HIMSELF BY BECOMING OBEDIENT TO THE POINT OF DEATH, EVEN DEATH ON A CROSS." ( Philippians 2:5-8 ESV)

To humbly serve is one thing. However, to humble oneself to OBEDIENCE TO THE POINT OF DEATH -- "even death on a cross" -- is perhaps taking humility to is furthest point. Jesus could have struck down those who opposed Him. He could have called twelve legions of angels which the Father could have sent to rescue Him. ( Matthew 26:53) Here was the One Who on another occasion had walked through a crowd ready to throw Him off a cliff. ( Luke 4:29-30) However, that occasion was not the time for His death as it was when He came to face the cross. Jesus humbly surrendered completely to the plan for redeeming us.

Jesus! Humble! OBEDIENT TO THE POINT OF DEATH! Our Lord provided us with an example of humble OBEDIENCE TO WHEREVER IT LEADS! That is the kind of humility we also need to develop if we are to possess the same mind He had. It is the humility that keep us following the path of righteousness NO MATTER WHAT challenges may be faced. It is a humility that empowers us to press on in the Will of God in spite of hardship and suffering.

May we share our Lord's RESOLVE TO OBEY THE FATHER wherever that path of obedience in life may take us. It will always be the path that ultimately leads to God exalting our life. (i.e. James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:6)

Have a great day FULLY SURRENDERED TO THE FATHER'S WILL!
Carl

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