Humbled.

 Last night I wrestled with God, in a dream. Not a physical wrestling match like Jacob (Gen 32:24), but a wrestling match in my mind. I am going to a concert tonight and I already had my shirt picked out that I was going to wear. God came to me in my dream and told me that He wants me to wear a different shirt tonight. I said that I already had my shirt picked out. It is already in the next to wear space in my closet. God said "that's great, I want you to wear something different." "The shirt you want to wear will bring attention to you." "This night is about me!" I don't know what He has planned, but who am I to say no to God? So, I'll humble myself and wear what He wants me to wear.

So I thought about humility. God has humbled me plenty of times during my life, and I accept His making me humble. He knows what is best for me. Like I said, who am I to question Him.

So I wondered if God ever humbled Himself? I would say that yes, yes He has.

Did He humble Himself when He was born a baby? He could have come as a full grown King, but instead He humbled Himself to born as a baby.

Did He humble Himself when He was born in a lowly stable? He could have been born in the Ritz Carlton, or some fancy inn, but He chose a humble birth in a stinky animal stable.

Was He humble when He entered Jerusalem on a donkey? The Bible calls it His triumphal entry. (Luke 19:28-40). I've read stories about other leaders triumphal entries and they are riding on a stallions, or chariots or something of some kind of significance. But the King of the world rode in on a donkey!

Was He humble when He washed the Disciples feet? He was taking on the role of a servant. Most kings were to be served, but Jesus came as a humble servant. (Mark 10:45)

I'm thinking about the Disciples who argued who should sit next to Jesus. They thought that their position at the table made them more important than the others. Jesus says that those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (Luke 18:14) Other words, we are not to think to highly of ourselves. If we are to be like Jesus, we are to humble ourselves.

Philippians 2:3 New Living Translation

3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves

Was He humble when He died a criminals death? Beaten, scourged, nailed to a cross. Like a common criminal. He could have avoided all that, but He humbled Himself to take that head on.

Philippians 2:8 Living Bible

8 And he humbled himself even further, going so far as actually to die a criminal’s death on a cross.

I encourage you to live a humble life. Do good to others. Not to think to highly of yourself. God will humble you, if needed! 

God bless.

Rev. Kev.