"Until a humility which will rest in nothing less than the end and death of self, which gives up all the honor of men as Jesus did, to seek the honor that comes from God alone, which absolutely makes and counts itself nothing, that God may be all, that the Lord alone may be exalted - until such a humility be what we seek in Christ above our chief joy, and welcome at any price, there is very little hope of a religion that will conquer the world."
Christ embodies humility and with perfection shows us the model for humility with His very life. What we must do is continually trust that the life revealed in Christ is the life we are called to. It is a life lived to die to self for the ultimate goal of God's glory.
Some serious questions are posed in the quote. Do I seek this humility over my joy? Do I welcome this humility at any price? An honest answer would be, far too often I do not. What I do know is that this humility will produce an eternal joy that will be greater than any earthly joy I could imagine. I also know that whatever the cost of this humility it will be worth the result beyond my comprehension. So why then do I not seek this humility over my temporary joy and at any cost as I should? The flesh dies hard!
But I rest my hope in Philippians 1:6 believing that God has done a saving work within me and is continuously working in me and one day will glorify me in His presence because of Christ. It is because of this that I long to die to myself daily and take on the likeness of Christ in humility before God. My prayer is that God would continue to move within me to accomplish this work for His glory!
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