Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10|NIV
Traditionally, people have pursued greatness by achieving prominence in politics athletics, entertainment, business and the likes. The names of such stand outs live on through the records the world keeps – halls of fame, history books, registers even buildings and monuments that ” immortalize” them after they’ve gone. Every community has it’s men and women who are held up as paragon of greatness. ( Neal Pollard)
However, biblically, greatness is not about getting noticed. Its about glorifying God and putting him and others first, often at personal expense. Humility is the recipe for greatness in the eyes of God( Mathew Ruttan) . Everything we have is a free gift from God and therefore He becomes the focus.
We need to humble ourselves as we serve other people. If we humble ourselves before the Lord , he will lift us up in places of honour in the society . ” Humility gets down and lifts others up; humility measures everything it does by whether it glorifies God by serving the good of other people .” Greatness is revealing humility towards others and meekness towards God. Always remember the way down is the way up!
Mat 23:11 “But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. Mat 23:12 “And whoever exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Further readings:
Job 5:11
Luk 22:24-27
1Pe 5:6
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