Pearls from the cross 89

One of the great sins against God, as mentioned by C.S. Lewis in his book "Mere Christianity," is "Pride". It is good to be proud of a good father. But if you are proud because someone is your father and think you are superior because of that, then the problem begins says Lewis.

Jesus humbled himself to the core on the cross. He never boasted about his authority or His father when he went through humiliation. In Mark 15, we can see him being beaten by the Roman soldiers to whom he had done no wrong. They spat on him and took his clothes from him. We can never imagine putting ourselves there. It is clearly a nightmare. But he endured and humbled himself to go through the path of suffering, pain, and humiliation.

Hey friend, we all should be going through some kind of humiliation, pain, or suffering in some areas of our life or at one point in life. May we learn from Jesus to humble ourselves through such a path. And we know for sure no one can go through the humiliation that Jesus went through for us. When you squeeze a rotten tomato, you will get a sauce with a foul smell. When we are being squeezed or crushed, let not the rotten pride come out; may the humility come out.

Dear God, give us patience when we are targeted and humiliated for no reason. Help us to learn from you to have humility. May we be proud of your name being lifted in our lives and nothing else. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.