Pastor Quinn • October 3, 2021
A Life of Humility
Human beings are by nature self-centered. We put ourselves first. We want what we think is best for us. Our focus today is humility. That is so very hard, because it requires placing our personal wants and desires not only behind those of Christ, but behind those of virtually everyone else in our lives! And yet, that is exactly what Christ did for us.
In perfect humility, he put his self-interests behind ours. The only one who is worthy of nothing but praise and admiration allowed himself to become an object of scorn and ridicule, and he did it for us. His grace moves us to want to do the same. His Spirit empowers us to do the same.
A God-lived life is A Life of Humility.
Without the resurrection of Jesus, I would have little hope for the future. That’s how the disciples felt after this death. “We hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:19). Their hope for a better life had died along with Jesus. But he lives, and it makes a difference. My hope for the future is restored. I have victory over the feeling of hopelessness, because the one who heals me and gives me a better life is himself alive. He lives to restore my hope.
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He Lives To Take Me From Death To Life Without the resurrection of Jesus, death would appear permanent. No one would have come back from the dead to explain what happens after death. Jesus told his disciples what would happen. But they were slow to believe the Easter truth. God ensured that his people had witnesses to assure that Jesus did not remain dead. He Lives, and it make a difference! I too shall live! Death has become a pathway to paradise. Jesus has already made me spiritually alive by giving me faith in his resurrection. In every possible way, Jesus takes me from death to life.
