Thursday, October 23, 2008

Humble Yourself, He Humbled Himself (Pt.2)

Do you want to survive or prevail? Would you rather do both? The greatest example for the human race did both. He survived. He prevailed. He survives. He prevails. He humbled Himself. He has all of the power. He will not relinquish His power, even though He freely gives it. He has all of the wisdom. He has all of the knowledge. He will never lose His wisdom or knowledge. He is perfect. He makes no mistakes, and never will. He humbled Himself. For Him, absolutely nothing is impossible. He is the creator and the owner of the universe. Yet, He humbled Himself. He turned the water into wine. He healed all types of diseases, He opened the eyes of the blind. He calmed the storm. He caused the lame to walk. He raised the dead. He fed 5,000 men with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. He walked on water. He did much, much more. He humbled Himself, yet He is sovereign. He is the one who said: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5:3) You must lose to win, sometimes. He is the one who said: "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." (Matt. 23:11,12) He not only said it, He humbled Himself. Let us be like Him. "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil.2:3-11) IF HE CAN HUMBLE HIMSELF; WHO ARE WE TO NOT TRY?

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