FAITH CAPSULE: The mind of Christ is humble; prayerfully desire the mind of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2

Pride, Lack of submission eliminates humility in the life of man. Humility is the uniqueness of Jesus as recorded, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:5-8)

Jesus, by His demonstration, it proved that obedience is encased in humbleness. It is clear that humbleness is one of the possibilities for man to be obeying God. Also, disobedience is the evidence of lack of humbleness. Pharaoh of Egypt repeatedly disobeyed the word of God through Moses and Aaron because he was not humble. Exodus 10:3-4 mentioned, “So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.  Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.” Pharaoh could not obey because he lacked humbleness. Pharaoh’s lack of humility testified that Pharaoh could not get it that God is not a small god that can be limited. Pharaoh lack of humbleness is the opposite of Moses’ humbleness to the word of God. Pharaoh disobedient enhanced his failure and he wasted in his entire endeavor.
Moses’ humbleness before God makes it an offense for any man to go against Moses in his entire endeavor. Numbers 12:1-3 pointed out that, “Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman.  So they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses, has he not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.) It is not a fun fair to be going against man that God considers as humbled mind.
The character of God is deliverance for man with humbled mind and word confirmed that God, “…will save the humble people; but Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.” (2 Samuel 22:28) Indeed, Pharaoh was not delivered but was brought down because he was haughty minded.
Are you submissive to the glory of God?
Disallow pride and let submission be your portion. The mind of Christ is humble; prayerfully desire the mind of Christ Jesus.    

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of the mind of Christ to become of you.