Humility can be defined as “freedom from pride or arrogance”. At its core, humility requires us to put others and their needs ahead of our own ambitions or desires. By having an attitude of humility, we make ourselves distinct from the rest of the world as it goes against our own natural tendency to not pursue what we want first. It’s just not something that comes easily or naturally to us without having the Holy Spirit within us.
Thankfully, we have been given the perfect example of humility in Jesus. He was the son of the almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth, but lived in poverty and made himself a servant to others throughout his life. Jesus lived the perfect life of sacrifice for others, which ultimately culminated in the ultimate sacrifice of his life on the cross. Instead of calling down all the angels of Heaven to save him as he hung on the cross, he endured all the pain and willingly chose to be sacrificed in your place.
Has the story of the cross and Christ’s sacrifice on it become so routine for us we are no longer shocked and shutter when we hear of the excruciating amount of pain and torture that Jesus endured? Has time sanitized the suffering of our Savior to the point where it no longer touches our hearts anymore? That's why taking communion is so important to the Christian Church and community. Communion allows us to pause for a few minutes and to reflect with the bread and cup, and to remember Jesus’s loving sacrifice. It is a time to recall, to repent of our sins, and to remember the cross. The world drinks to forget, but the Christian drinks to remember.
Reflection/Discussion Question: When has someone else's example of living a life of humility impacted you?
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