The Good Of The Father (As Jesus)

 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

What does it mean to be humble?  Is humility equal to weakness?  I pose this question because it is something a dear friend of mine called upon me to recognize this morning.  To be humble.  When I look at the traditional meaning of humility, the flesh in me immediately thinks of weakness.  Someone who is humble is one who is not prepared to stand up for themselves.  Well, at least not in the way the world would have them do so.  But what about One Who daily shows us the true meaning of humility?  What of Jesus?  For one cannot look upon Jesus and not see His own humility.  Yeah, there was that day when He drove the money changers out of His Fathers house, but that was, shall we say, righteous anger?  And how much humility did Jesus show unto the Jewish Pharisees when He called them out for their treatment of the Lord children?  Is it humble to shout, "Woe to you, Pharisees?"  Again, the righteous anger of Jesus?  I would argue that just because Jesus gave unto us a living example of humility, that He may not have considered Himself as being humble in nature.  And that brings me to my next point. The idea that humility is more about knowing who it is that we are than anything else.  Was Jesus confident in who he was?  Absolutely.  Jesus knew who He was and where He came from.  When He walked among the people, was He being humble, or was he seeing those people for who they really are?  The other day I had an incident, an argument, with a friend at the gym.  The topic was salvation, and my friend was adamant that in speaking the theology of the mainstream church, that the good shall be rewarded and the wicked punished.  Now, back in the day I may have argued this point to the death, but something stirred in my heart that this friend of mine was not aware of what he was talking about.  His eyes had yet to be opened as mine have.  So, I took the high road as they say.  I took this moment as a lesson that my friendship with him was more important than proving a point.  Humility in action.  

Nothing according with faction, nor yet according with vainglory -- but with humility, deeming one another superior to one's self, not each noting that which is his own, but each that of others also

Paul to the Philippians 2: 3-4, Concordant New Testament 

There are some who say that the greatest command of Jesus is that we love one another {Johns Account 13:34}.  Why would this be considered the greatest precept given by Jesus?  Well, because it showcases the love which Christ had for Gods children.  Yet, more than that, when we love those around us we are exhibiting the love nature of the Father through us {First Epistle of John 4:8}.  Make no mistake, when we love, it is God showing His own love through us.  For many this will be a hard pill to swallow, especially if you have been raised in the paradigm that you have somehow been separated from God.  But we do well to remember that we are created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  We also do well to remember that it is God Who gives to us life and all which we have {Acts of the Apostles 17:25}.  So, how is it that we could ever be separate from God?  I know that I have banged that drum a lot in my writings, but it's my desire that all will see the truth we have in the Father.  That our life is not our own {Paul to the Corinthians (1) 6:20}.  I feel that it's important to note that during His time on earth, Jesus never glorified Himself.  He Who healed the sick and roused the dead from the grave never gave Himself the credit for doing so.  Jesus knew that it was the Father working through Him.  So it is with us.  When we love, it is the love of the Father manifested through us. 

~Scott~