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| The Humility Of God by PastorAde: 12:22pm On Apr 14, 2010 |
[center]The Humility of God[/center] 5. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. 6. Who, being in the nature of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7. but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death – even the death of the cross! 9. Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above every name. 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13. For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. (Philippians 2: 5-13). In the above passage, Paul emphasizes how Jesus left incomparable glory in heaven and took the humiliating position of a servant, becoming obedient to death to benefit others. Christ humility of heart and mind must be found in His followers and would be followers, who are called to live sacrificially, and unselfishly caring about others and doing well to them. Consider the humility of God who created heaven and earth. He became man in the person of Jesus Christ, obeyed His Father and died sacrificially on the cross of Calvary for the benefit of the whole humanity. In making Himself nothing, He emptied Himself by laying aside His heavenly glory, position, riches, rights, and use of His divine attributes. This emptying Himself meant not only a voluntary restraint on His divine capacities and privileges, but also an acceptance of suffering, misunderstanding, ill-treatment, hatred and a cursed death on the cross. In His sacrificial death, He shed His blood to take away the sin of the whole world. Because of His obedience, God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him a name above every other name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. In this passage we see the following sequence about the life of Jesus Christ. Humility – obedience – exaltation. The opposites are true for satan .Pride – disobedience – humiliation. Whose example will you follow or emulate? Those who emulate the virtues of Jesus by humbling themselves to obey the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be exalted to heaven. Those who are proud, pompous and disobedient to the gospel of Jesus Christ are knowingly or unknowingly emulating satan and will be demoted into hell. I pray this will not be your lot O reader. Who will in their right mind reject what Jesus has accomplished for the whole world on the cross of Calvary? Who in their right mind will say no to God and to heaven? Choose this day between humility and pride. Choose this day between heaven and hell. If your choice is positive, pray this prayer out loud: Lord Jesus, come into my heart, wash away my sins. I accept and confess you as my Lord and Savior. Write my name in the book of life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. For further enquiry and counseling: write, call or email: Prevailing Word & Prayer Ministries Inc. No. 11 Ibrahim Tahir Lane, Utako district, Abuja. P.O.Box 11875, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria. Tel. 2348033155417. E-mail: josey500@yahoo.com. |
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