OUR HERITAGE IS CLOTHED IN HUMILITY

Jeremiah 3:13

Humility is not a product of beating oneself up, berating oneself, succumbing to low self esteem, or seeing oneself as weak.  That is a false humility in that it depends on me and is perceived in a fleshly way.  Jesus was humble because he was obedient, willingly submitting himself to his Father, and seeing himself as a servant to the will of God.  In his humility he stood strong; in his humility he acted wisely; in his humility he demonstrated the love and grace of God to the entire world.  He knew who he was because he knew who God was.

Submission and servant hood are not weak positions.  They make me strong in my faith as I am obedient to God in all I do and think.  It is saying that God knows best and it is good to follow His lead.  He knows the final destination and all the bumps in the road that are good to avoid.  He has the big picture and sees what I cannot see at times.

Submission and servant hood are not popular standards or positions in the world.  There is a belief that human beings have evolved and have been enlightened and are therefore able to be our own masters of our own lives and our own destinies.  One look at the world today should show us the futility of that thinking.

God made us with an inner sense of obedience and enlightenment placed within each one of us.  He made us with an innate sense of servant hood as well.  We were made in His image and obedience, enlightenment, and servant hood are truly the image of a Triune God.  I see these qualities demonstrated as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit relate to one another throughout time.  The three are one, loving and serving one another.

Bob Dylan prophetically wrote and sang, “You’re gonna serve somebody.  It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna serve somebody.”

Humanity’s problem is that we made the wrong choice in the beginning by listening to a voice other than God’s voice, and have continued in that wrong choice down through time and generations. 

Disobedience to the simple and sufficient word of God is the root of all our problems and strife we experience in this life in the world today.  When we see that Truth we must acknowledge it, take responsibility for it, repent of it, and change our ways.  Through obedience and submission to God we will grow into our right state of being; we will be enlightened by the True light who came into the world; we will know and receive our True rights, to become children of God and have a Father who cares for us, directs us, and walks with us along the path.  We will know the beauty of True humility and servant hood.  We will know what it’s like to be forever in the fountain of living waters and drink from the spring of the water of life without payment.  We will dwell with God and He will BE our God.