(Nuggets from Philippians 2:6)
Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, despite being God Himself, chose to be a Servant, humbling Himself to come and dwell amongst mortal men and become like you and I.
Jesus, who is fully God and fully human, exemplified servanthood.
Despite being in the form of God, and part of the Godhead as the second person in the TRINITY, Jesus didn't see His EQUALITY WITH GOD as something that should be taken advantage of to rub shoulders with God.
Jesus Christ was essentially one with God and in the form of God; possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God the SUPREME GOD He is, but He did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained.
In simpler terms, Jesus did not want to take advantage of His equal status with God to question God's decision to send Him to come and die for humanity.
What if Jesus decided to question that decision?
What if He decided to suggest an alternative to God? Do you think God would have resisted? NO!
Jesus literally gave up His PRIVILEGES and RIGHTS and that is the central message of today's verse - HUMILITY.
It is a sense of ENTIRE NOTHINGNESS, not allowing your status or achievements to make you Lord it over everyone else.
Jesus' example of HUMILITY is SECOND TO NONE.
Imagine the KING OF KINGS and the LORD OF LORDS accepting to be born in a manger to a carpenter. He didn't give God specifications or conditions that must be fulfilled before He accepted the offer to come and die for mankind.
Jesus didn't request to be born into the house of King Herod or any other notable King of that era; He didn't choose to be born into the family of the Governor or Prime Minister, He chose a CARPENTER.
Little wonder the Jews didn't take Him seriously, they once said "Is this not the Carpenter's son"?
To them, how could the MESSIAH be born to a CARPENTER?
God uses UNEXPECTED, UNCONVENTIONAL ways and instruments to achieve His purpose.
LEARN FROM JESUS' HUMILITY. Jesus should be your role model; you should seek to have this kind of HUMILITY. This SELFLESS NATURE should be seen in the life of anyone who professes to be a Christian; COVET THIS VIRTUE BY ALL MEANS.
Just like Jesus, choose to live a LOW-PROFILE LIFE, totally inconspicuous, not showing off your capability just to prove a point, not intimidating others with your PRIVILEGES or oppressing people unduly with unnecessary classism.
DON'T EVER SEE YOURSELF AS SUPERIOR TO OTHERS; DON'T DISREGARD ANYONE JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL YOU HAVE WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE.
There is nothing you have in this world, achievements, status, wealth, success, beauty, fame, and whatever privileges you are enjoying now that you didn't receive from God.
HUMILITY IS ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT WITHOUT GOD, YOU ARE NOTHING.
YOU CAN NEVER BE AS HUMBLE AS JESUS CHRIST, BUT IN HIM, YOU HAVE A TEMPLATE TO EMULATE AND LEARN FROM.
This is HOLINESS CHALLENGE
DAY 31 OF 365 (2026)
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