Day 5
CHILDREN COME BY HUMILITY NATURALLY
H Who Is Greater?
ow do we get the humility of a child? What does “humility of a child” even mean? Why is it so important that it’s considered the
requirement for being great in God’s kingdom? Let’s answer these very important questions. First let’s look at a time when Jesus once again talked about the
desire to be great, to be recognized as important. On the Sabbath, He had been invited to the home of one of the Pharisee’s leaders. T e Pharisees were a prominent and powerful religious group in Israel at the time. Many important leaders of the Pharisees, as well as many of the lawyers who watched Jesus with a critical eye, attended the meal. Jesus looked around at the table and saw all these important people selecting the places of honor at the table. T e infl uential guests chose preferred seating because they wanted to be recognized as more important than the ones seated around them. T ey sought greatness. Jesus got their attention, and He told them a parable. In Luke 14:8–11, He said, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘give your place to this man,’ and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” In other words, don’t consider yourself great; don’t concern yourself about importance. Allow God to work that out. Simply show up for God and permit Him to exalt you, just as
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