Monday, September 12, 2016

Was Jesus Humble?

Was Jesus humble?

Did Jesus abase Himself? Did Jesus take on any airs at all?! Did Jesus magnify Himself? 

Jesus did NOT crave power.
Jesus did NOT lift Himself up.
Jesus did NOT have any self-adulation.
There was NO pride in our Savior.
Jesus did say- I am the WAY the TRUTH the LIFE- was that a boastful declaration? No. It was the TRUTH.  It was a fact.  He wanted people to know that the way to truth, life, to eternal life was in Him.  And yet, He did not act like any power hungry, self-centered, leader. He defied the definition of leading by pulling up the down-trodden, exalting the poor, chastising the rich, reprimanding the powerful. He did NOT pull up an army of men and He could have. That wasn't His mission. 
Jesus was humble.
Jesus ALLOWED Himself to be led, like a lamb to the slaughter because He had to give up everything, His very life in order to save all mankind who would be His.
Jesus had such amazing power- from God, His Father.

Joh_14:10  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works

The Father did the works in Jesus.

Jesus did NOT use the power of His Father to raise up an army of men to defeat the oppressive ruling powers around them and all that knew Him, all that believed in Him, KNEW He could have done that. 

JESUS HUMBLED HIMSELF and He is our ultimate example.

When we constantly look at ourselves and feel put out even in the slightest at the lot life has given us, we are NOT humbling ourselves, but rather exalting ourselves all the while believing we do not deserve to have the life we have, the hardships we face.  We moan inwardly at being called to do things that interfere with our own plans believing our own plans are superior to any plans others have for us. We are so incredibly SELF-CENTERED, that humbling ourselves is the furthest thing from our minds.  Humbling ourselves.

Jas_4:10  Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

We HAVE to learn to humble ourselves!  Do we sense the importance of doing this? Humbling ourselves!

PLEASE LORD!
HELP US!
SAVE US FROM OURSELVES!

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