Exalted in Humility
Philippians 2:7-9 During his life as a man, he humbled himself by being fully obedient to God, even when that caused his death—death on a cross. So God raised him up to the most important place and gave him the name that is greater than any other name.
It’s nice, isn’t it, when other people value you – who you are, what you’ve done, perhaps even the potential they see in you. That’s nice. But we live in a world where all that’s been taken way, way too far.
Becoming more like Jesus isn’t something that happens overnight, at least it hasn’t for me. How about you?
Right, so now that we’re on the same page, what do we do with that natural desire to be liked, to be thought well of, to receive accolades for how truly wonderful we are?
After all, it’s one thing to be valued by others. It’s another thing entirely to yearn for recognition and rewards. Enter, Jesus:
Philippians 2:7-9 During his life as a man, he humbled himself by being fully obedient to God, even when that caused his death—death on a cross. So God raised him up to the most important place and gave him the name that is greater than any other name.
What that tells me is that the single greatest act of humility in all of history, earned Jesus the greatest possible exaltation and reward. And that principle flows through to the likes of thee and me as well.
As you bump along on your journey with Jesus – albeit some days one step forward, two steps back – you discover that the more you humble yourself, the more you step away from the recognition, reward trap of this world, the more you experience the blessed release of not having to impress; not having to be recognised; not having to win.
And indeed, the more God blesses you in ways that you could never have imagined. Humble yourself.
That’s His Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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