Humbled to Serve

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.  Phillipians 2:3-4 

Anyone who knows me knows that I love sports.  Many times it is the brilliance and level of excellence that is far beyond our own ability to be as great.  However, those are not the most memorable moments for me.  Instead, it’s the moments where a person accomplishes their greatest feat, and yet is both grounded by their faith and humbled by the blessings an almighty God had given them.  Yesterday, an athlete did just that, and displayed amazing love and humility.  It was a reminder to me that no matter how we got here, none of us makes it alone.  

As fellow Christians, we must be humble never to forget that we were given so much by God to make it to where we are today.  Some marvel at their own gifts and see it as a right.  Others look at themselves and see it as something they were able to create all alone.  The reality is that we all are given the gift of life from an almighty God who blesses us with situations, abilities, talents, and love to endure, grow, share, and fellowship with others.  None of it is ours to own or claim.  It is God’s for  us to give thanks and the glory to.  Our love for him should not be contingent on what or how many gifts we were given.  It is given with a humble understanding that He would deem us worthy enough to give us grace when we have done nothing to deserve it.

Loving God is about giving what He has blessed us with to create greater glory toward building His Kingdom.  As the parable of the Talents (Gold in the NIV version) bears out (Matthew 25:14-28), God will give more to those who share what He has given them.  Jesus of course gave His life for our sins, but He was also humble enough to serve those who would call Him master and Lord of all.  Why?  Because He, the greatest leader of all, set the example for His followers.  Where could you stand to find greater humility?  What blessings today are you thankful to God for?  My prayer is that whether triumphant or just blessed to live another day, we are humbled to serve an awesome and almighty God.  Amen.  

P.S.  If you want to watch the video (make sure to have tissues handy :) ), here it is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehlBKRqPveQ