“True servants need to be gentle and humble. Jesus entered the Upper Room to find it full of proud hearts and dirty feet. Not one of the disciples was willing to volunteer for the lowest task of washing dirty feet. Instead, they all argued over who was the greatest among them. Jesus quietly demonstrated to them His gentleness and humility by washing their feet.
All believers are called to walk humbly in the Spirit of God. ‘But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.’ (Gal. 5:16) ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things, there is no law.’ (Gal. 5:22-23)
Being humble is not a sign of weakness: Jesus illustrates by example how an obedient servant walks in the Spirit of our Father. (Selflessness) Serving others is not an easy task. We should realize that we are
humans, filled with weakness, but we must not lock ourselves in a bubble so we will be perfectly safe.
We need to know how to trust in God, how to obey Him, and how to use a proper perspective that will guard us against stumbling. ‘Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the Light of this world.’ [Jesus] (John 11:9).”
TrailNotes, gracefellowship01@gmail.com, “What does God require of you?” Jerry Mathias.
(The Christian life is a journey. TrailNotes speaks to forward movement, paying attention to the “landscape” we are passing through in this trail-laced wooded hillside and valley, not to mention the world beyond. TrailNotes is an unfolding, ongoing journal of the people who share the trail with us and the things we’re learning and doing.)
