Apostle Paul spoke about the humility of Jesus, and used that to inspire us to embrace the same virtue. Jesus has the same status as the Father. However, when He took the form of a man, He became obedient to the Father. He stretched His obedience to the limits when He embraced the cruel death on the Cross. The first lesson about this great virtue is that humility is a personal choice. No one can truly be humble without a conscious choice.
No one can truly be humble without a conscious choice…We can get a final inspiration for a humble disposition from the fact that the humbler we stay, the more God elevates us. A proud person has no future with God.
Our text provides a powerful inspiration for humility. Apostle Paul considered the differences between people. Such differences are made possible by God; of course, for divine reason and purpose. He further argued that there is nothing any of us can lay claim to that is not a product of God’s benevolence. We made nothing, God made all things. We own nothing, God owns all things. Therefore, whatever we have is given to us on trust. We are mere stewards. This mindset will keep us humble. We can get a final inspiration for a humble disposition from the fact that the humbler we stay, the more God elevates us. A proud person has no future with God.
