Monday, November 7, 2016
Humility
On p.29-31, the Epistle describes the humility of Jesus and those he worked through. This particular passage stuck out to me because of how many of us lack humility this day in age. Everyone is so consumed with themselves and obsessed with attention and praise that they will showcase just about anything that they think will gain them some kind of elevation. I love how this passage goes in description of the response several prophets and leaders, including David gave to God when he chose them to work through. They were not haughty and proud from God's praise but kept humble and gracious.
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I love how he went on to point out that those who are truly modest should step back and let others point out their modesty instead of boasting about it. Which makes sense since boasting about being modest--or humble--defeats the point of being modest.
ReplyDeleteClement shuts down the oh, so hated flaw of pride. He truly challenges his audience to examine themselves in light of Biblical icons, so to speak, in order to point out that the best leaders have been the most humble. If only we could see this in the political circle of today....
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