Humility of The King

And the song goes, “Oh, Lord, it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way.“ We may roll our eyes at the foolishness of these lyrics, but we sure do grit our teeth trying to “be humble.”

You may ask, what does humility has to do with Christmas – it has EVERYTHING to do with the Season. In case you haven’t heard, we have rights! Don’t you know we have the “right” to shop in orderly fashion (“Hey, lady, wait your turn in line like the rest of us.”); we have the “right” to travel the roads in obedient manner (“I’m not letting that guy cut in on me.”); we have the “right” to spend our money however we want (“I work hard for my money and I’ll spend it how I please.”). True, it may be the season of giving but our rights (our pride) show up a lot in our attitudes. What if you were asked to condescend this season -- to lower yourself, to humble yourself, to give up your rights? Christ did: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” (Philippians 2:5-7). Jesus didn’t cling to His rights as God; rather, in genuine (perfect) humility He … condescended! Condescend – big word for a big act! As you move through the days of this Season, consider the humility of King Jesus and what He laid aside to become flesh, Emmanuel – God with us!