The humble will be one day be rewarded, according to Matthew 23:12: “For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” In this Scripture, Jesus is speaking out against the scribes of the laws that were being handed down by the hypocritical pharaohs. He is instructing Christians not to focus on the divisions between church leaders and their flocks but rather embrace His Spirit and live as one. They are not to exalt themselves over one…..
When we see that humility is something infinitely deeper than contrition and accept it as our participation in the life of Jesus, we begin to learn that it is our true nobility. Here on earth, Jesus humbled himself and was obedient and was obedient unto death. His humility gave his death its value and so became our redemption. It was our pride that made this redemption needful; it if from this pride that we need above everything else to be…..