Living Like Jesus: Living Humbly
Humility is not thought of highly in our society. Those humble, unassuming people who go quietly through life often seem to be ignored. The pushy and hard-driving types most often get the attention and seem to succeed. That is why Jesus’ teachings on humility seem so radically different from the world around us.
In Philippians 2:8 Paul wrote of Jesus: “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross,” (NASB). The level of humility that Jesus exhibited on the cross is beyond our human comprehension. As God in the flesh, Jesus was present when the universe was formed and human beings were created. He possessed the power of God, yet He humbled Himself to the point of death. If that doesn’t humble us, then nothing will.
Jeff