John 2:16
16 For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world.
Dear friend,
Lately God has really been convicting my heart of my tendency toward the lukewarm. The culture in which we live fuels our lusts and seemingly incessant pride. Compared to the rest of the world, we are rich beyond measure and our richness can very often lead us to depend on ourselves and "our resources" rather than depending on God.
It is in these moments that I'm thankful for the conviction of the Holy Spirit. This lust and pride do not come from our Father but from the world in which we live. In stark contrast to my pride, I see a humility that I long for in Jesus. Let us think about that humility today and be encouraged by the promise that God will exalt those who humble themselves. Though at times it seems an impossible task to banish our pride, nothing is impossible with God. The power of His Spirit will impart to us the humility of Christ as we draw near to Him in realization of our destitution and the richness of His glory.
"What is the incarnation but His heavenly humility, His emptying Himself and becoming man? What is His life on earth but humility; His taking the form of a servant? And what is His atonement but humility? "He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death." And what is His ascension and His glory, but humility exalted to the throne and crowned with glory? "He humbled Himself, therefore God highly exalted Him."1
In Christ,
Mike
1Andrew Murray, Humility the Beauty of Holiness (IndoEuropean Publishing, 2009)
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