Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Humility

    The mightiest tree stands only because of its roots. Satan sprang forth from the roots of self-exaltation. Christ is the entirety of God, clothed in the humility of humanity. Jesus willingly embraced the humiliation of being born impoverished in a manger stall and dying naked on a cursed tree.

    Jesus did not suffer from a low self-esteem image. He willingly suffered in no self-supreme image. He willingly chose to lower Himself from His exalted essence.  Satan sought to ascend, unaware of who he was. Jesus chose to descend, fully knowing who He was.

    The Christian tree is firmly embedded in the humblest nature. When we wander from the roots of Christ’s humility, we will waver like a tree severed from its roots. We may seem to tower but soon the winds of the world will blow and we shall surely come crashing down.