HE HUMBLED HIMSELF

HE HUMBLED HIMSELF                                   Monday April 13, 2015

Text: Philippians 2:5 – 11                           Memory verse: v 8

To conform to image of Christ (Romans 8:29), we must learn from Him especially His humility. When He took on a human form, He humbled Himself to accomplish that task for which He came—to die for sinful humanity in order that they might have eternal life. Jesus Christ emptying Himself to become man expressed His great humility and love for humanity.

Stockman said that “True humility is intelligent self-respect that keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us mindful of the nobility God meant us to have. Yet it makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.” Even in human nature, Jesus was tempted as we are today (Hebrew 4:15) but never fell into any. It makes us mindful of the nobility God meant us to have. Yet it makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. This is a lesson for us.

Food for Thought: True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us   

Prayer: May I conform to the image of Christ in humility and obedience, O God.