Walking the Road to Humility

Walking the Road through Serving

Christ has commanded that he who is chief among the brethren should be as he that serves (Luke 22:26), for the one that serves is greater than the one that reclines at the table (Luke 22:27). Christ modeled this example by serving his disciples. On that Passover feast before he could face his hour of trial, Jesus laid aside his garments, girded himself with a towel and washed his disciples’ feet. This he did to demonstrate the spirit of servanthood and humility which those who follow him ought to have (John 13:1-ff).

Walking the Road through Love

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (I Corinthians 13: 4- 8).

Walking the Road by Putting Others First

Pride, the opposite of humility, finds its way in self importance and self focus which is the opposite of Christ’s command to “love one another, even as I have loved you” (John 13:34). By putting others first, we walk in Jesus’ footsteps of humility who seeks not his own glory but the glory of God his Father (John 8:50).

Walking the Road by Giving Equal Treatment

God sees all people equal in his sight. God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34-35) and he expects us to look at people with the same lenses.