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Humble Yourself as Christ Humbled Himself
✍🏾When we speak of humility, we might ask, “How much should we humble ourselves? Where and how should humility be shown?” The answer is revealed through the perfect example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the eternal Teacher of humility.
✍🏾 The Apostle Paul exhorts us, saying:
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:5–8)
✍🏾Here we see humility not as a mere attitude but as a divine act. Though He is the Almighty, who dwells in eternal glory, Christ emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant. He, the Creator of all, submitted Himself to His own creation for the sake of our salvation. His incarnation, suffering, and crucifixion were not signs of weakness but of divine love expressed through perfect humility.
✍🏾 The Lord Himself called us to follow His example, saying:
“Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)
Through His entire earthly life, the Lord Jesus demonstrated humility in word and deed. Consider these acts of divine meekness:
👉🏾 He was born in a stable, though He is the King of Heaven.
👉🏾 He fled from Herod as a helpless child, though all power was in His hands.
👉🏾 He learned at the feet of teachers, though He is the Source of all wisdom.
👉🏾 He was baptized by John, though He is sinless and pure.
👉🏾 He washed the feet of His disciples, though He is their Master and Lord.
👉🏾 He was crowned with thorns and crucified between thieves, though He is the righteous Judge of all the earth.
In every act, He revealed that true greatness is found in humility.
The Humility of King David: A Heart After God
Among all the kings of Israel, none shines brighter in humility than the righteous and noble King David—the man whom God Himself called “a man after My own heart.” (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22)
Though he was clothed in royal garments, crowned with authority, and surrounded by wealth and power, David did not allow pride to take root in his heart. Instead, he saw himself as nothing before the majesty of God, saying,
“I am poor and needy.” (Psalm 40:17)
✍🏾This was not the poverty of the body, but the poverty of the spirit the humble awareness that all good comes from God alone. The same David who defeated Goliath, who ruled nations, and who was anointed by the prophet Samuel, spoke of himself with astounding meekness:
“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.” (Psalm 22:6)
Such words reveal the depth of his humility. Though honored by heaven, he saw himself as unworthy before the glory of the Lord. Truly, as it is written,
“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
If David the king, the prophet, the psalmist called himself “a worm”, what then should we, frail and sinful as we are, call ourselves? We who often serve with pretense, speak with pride, and love the praise of men how far we are from the humility of David!
In another psalm, he revealed the secret of his peace and meekness before God:
“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; my soul within me is like a weaned child.” (Psalm 131:1–2)
This is the beauty of true humility: the quiet soul that rests in God like a child in the arms of its mother.
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