Exalted Lord
Matthew 23:11-12 The
greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For whoever exalts himself will be
humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
THE one who lived into Jesus’
teaching more completely than anyone else in history is Jesus Christ. The
Apostle Paul wrote about Jesus’ sacrificial humility: though He
was in the form of God, He did not count equality with God a thing to be
grasped, 7 but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born
in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Phil 2:6-8)
One reason Jesus
is the perfect teacher is that He perfectly lived Kingdom life. When you want
to know good life habits, it helps to follow someone who lives that way. Someone’s
good way of life gives you a good life way to travel, doesn’t it?
As Jesus urged his
disciples to humble living and rebuked the Pharisees for their prideful ways, His
words prophesied His destiny. The humiliating cross was before Him. From the
cross, the Father exalted the Son to heaven’s throne. That’s our Lord Jesus - humble
to die and exalted to reign.
Oh yes, Jesus took
that cross for you. Does it humble you to know that? As Paul said that Jesus
was “obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross” he reminds us of Jesus’ horrible death, that He was
humble to die in agony for us.
What’s your
response when someone does something nice for you? You’re grateful, aren’t you?
What’s your response that Jesus has humbled Himself to excruciating suffering?
What’s your response he has done something eternal for you?
LIFE Link: Jesus’ humility is your life’s way.
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