James 4:10

"Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you." John 4:10

I was doing my Bible study yesterday and was directed to this scripture. I sat there for a while and thought about this scripture. Why would I do this? Because I realized that I didn't really understand what it meant to "humble myself in the presence of the Lord." I had to admit to God that I don't think that I fit this scripture. How could I, I didn't understand it. I did pray for understanding.

Today, I was reading about Jesus' death on the cross and the circumstances leading up to it and it all of sudden dawned on me... Jesus humbled Himself before the Lord. He humbled Himself to the point of death. He did not argue with His accusers, He did not have a debate, He did not try to free Himself. He willing did what God wished for Him to do; give His life on the cross so that we could have life. Would I be willing to lay down my life so that another could have life? I really have to ask myself this question. There will be a time, I really believe, where I may have to be willing to do just that. How many Christians, even today, willing, humbly follow the Lord even to their physical deaths, and yet, I can't even follow Him to my pray closet some days.

If you ever wonder about our lives as Christians are in the United States you must read the DC Talk book Jesus Freaks. We live a very sad, selfish life-style compared to the Christians in this book. These people are willing to serve Christ to the death and we Christians in the U.S. are concerned about doctrines and carpet colors. We need to get back to Who God Is and why we serve Him and not worry about whether we are Baptist, Lutherans, or Pentecostals. I want to be a Jesus Freak.

My pray is that I can become so humble in the presence of the Lord that I will one day be humble and willingly enough to follow him to a physical death so as to win others over to Him.