Humble yourself …

Praise be the Lord …

And said, :Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the kingdom of Heaven.” Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven … (Matthew 18:3-4)

Humble, (related to ground). 

No matter how rich, how beautiful, how intelligent, how much high designation on, how much big,influential family we come from. If we are not humble, we are called arrogant and proud.

Christ’s Humility

Philippians 2:6, “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,”

Jesus is the ultimate example of humility. Jesus is God, the Creator of the universe (John 1:1-3, 10, Colossians 1:15-20), and He became a man (incarnation of Jesus, Luke 2:1-21). When Jesus came to earth from heaven he possessed two natures – a divine nature and a human nature. He never ceased being God but He set aside the glory He had with His Father in heaven (John 17:5) and humbled Himself to become a man (2 Corinthians 8:9). He gave up His divine rights (high position and glory) to be crucified for us (Romans 5:6-8). Philippians 2:7a, “but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,”

Jesus was truly God and truly man. He had characteristics of a man (John 1:14, Romans 8:3, Hebrews 2:17) and He experienced human emotions just like we do. We get hungry, so did Jesus, we get tired, so did Jesus. Jesus endured pain and suffering on the cross that we could never imagine going through. But Jesus, unlike us, never sinned while He was on earth (2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15).

Philippians 2:8b, “he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!”

Imitating Christ’s Humility

Philippians 2:3a, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,”

Philippians 2:3b, “but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”

Philippians 2:4, “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Father we pray to you grant us grace to be humble and follow you always in all your ways … We share your teaching with others, being an exemplary example of Christ’s ambassador’s …

Amen …