“He said to him, “Why do you call Me
good? No one is good, except God alone.”” Mark 10:18
The Lord Jesus was really good, holy and
righteous, but He wanted people to recognize God as good. He put himself in the
place of a servant, being humble, even though He was the Son of God.
Nowadays, we see many people wanting to
prove at all costs that they are “good,” how successful they are, how “great
works” they do; it is there where danger lies. Analyse what this may result in:
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Pride,
which is haughtiness of spirit.
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Arrogance,
the person thinks that he/she is superior to others and irreplaceable.
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The
person thinks that he/she is “the one.” There was no one better than him/her,
and there will never be.
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If
she is not recognized, she gets revolted and/or disheartened. After all she is
so good. How can’t anybody see it?
- She likes to be praised and noticed.
Notice that all turns to her. Without
watching these evil and impure feelings, they begin to take over and pollute
her interior. John Baptist says: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:30
That is the
servant’s position, even though some have modified this verse to: “it is
necessary I grow, it does not matter who decreases for that to happen”. Be
careful! The proud presents himself masked. He is full of reasons and
arguments, but do not forget that he is against you and wants to harm you. Do
not run after the glory of this world, fight for what is eternal.
Our example
of a servants is humble and we must be like Him. I hope that at the end of this
series, we end up looking a lot like the Lord Jesus, and following His example
in everything.
Tell us your experience!
1 comments:
Thank you for these articles of a servant.
I also think that it is important for us to be like the Lord Jesus as Our Master, follow Him, He made Himself a simple servant doing the will of His Father, understanding that all He did and had to do it was not for Him to be seen or recognized but to just serve.
Let us also put ourselves just to serve, If people start to praise because of what God did through us, give it immediately to God, praise and know that "It is not me, My Lord, we both know that,it is because of You, with the decision of willingness to allow You to work".
I certainly know that I am learning and will be a servant that pleases God with these articles.
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