HUMILITY

Musick-al Note # 226
Be like Jesus, our Savior, and our Lord. He was with God, on equality with God, yes He is God. He had greatness, honor, position, enjoyed fellowship with the Father, received worship of the angels and was glorified of all in that home. Love caused Him to come to earth, walk among men, humble Himself to obey God by even submitting to death on the cross. Love so amazing, so divine to give himself for the sinner, the enemy of God, even for those who opposed Him and who crucified Him. Our minds can hardly conceive such love and such devotion yet the apostle exhorts “Let this mind be in you” (Philippians 2:5).
We, with our positions and titles of seeming greatness find it hard to condescend to men of low estate, much less to have the mind of Christ. “Look up to me”, we cry from a heart of pride. “My way must be followed”, we shout presumptuously. “If you don’t like what I do, then submit any way or leave as far as I’m concerned”, our haughty spirit declares. We fear the loss of honor and esteem if we admit wrongs and mistakes. We have a position to uphold and therefore we must be right at all times and if we aren’t, then wait until the people forget. It just doesn’t matter about them, what they think, what they do, what they say, we’ll do what we want to do anyway.
The mind of Christ is in the lowly, the loving, and the humble. In those who know they have sinned and yet do sin but now seek forgiveness. They must be humble in spirit and submit to God and one another because they consider self as nothing. These indeed are and will be blessed of God and will be given great honor in the last day. They have followed Jesus in obedience to God’s Word. Indeed they have the mind of Christ.
Gordon Musick