What should our humility look like when we live it out?
Read John 1:19-28 and journal your thoughts
Have you ever been in a position when you could have taken all the credit for something? Did you? For so many of us throughout our lives we are faced with these sort of situations, moments when we have done something big, to give in to our pride. In today’s verses John was probably faced with this same temptation, he could have said, “Yeah I’m Elijah!” or “A prophet? You know it” or “Yes I am your Messiah, now bow down before me! (Cue lightening). Instead John simply keeps denying all their claims and points to Jesus.
John recognizes that he’s not the one doing everything. Yes, he’s making good choices and that deserves credit, but John is acknowledging that something bigger is going on here. Everything that is happening is not by his own hand, because he is working in concert with what God is already doing around him. In the same way, we need to recognize and acknowledge the ways that we are working in concert with God. When we take all the credit for the things that God is doing, when we are proud then God begins to have issues with us (James 4:6).
Today pray that God would help you remain humble in those moments when your pride is the strongest.
BONUS THOUGHT: For John, the reason why he does the things he is doing is because of Jesus and what Jesus is about to do. John was passionate about what Jesus was about to do, and his life was a reflection of that passion. For us, our lives need to point to Jesus in that our lives reflect the very same love and grace he has shown us.
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