OCT 9

Philippians 2:5-8
Memorise Philippians 2:7
“…be clothed with humility…”

A few years back, I went on a community service trip to Cambodia, and one of the things we did was to help build a road. This involved working under the hot sun for hours, clearing big rocks and stones one by one from the path and digging up heaps of soil from the ground. This was certainly a humbling and somewhat demeaning experience for me, but I was happy to do it because the road would help to improve the lives of the villagers.

But compared to what Christ went through, my experience is nothing at all. Christ who is King and Lord over the whole universe “took upon him the form of a servant”, a most lowly and humiliating state. He was also “made in the likeness of men” – the God of all Creation was clothed in the rags of human nature and became a creature like us, so weak and poor. From King to servant, from God to man – this reflects the great depth of Christ’s love towards us.

Was it demeaning for Christ to come to this earth as a servant? Yes, of course! And yet He did it, willingly. All too often we forget the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us. We think that serving others is a demeaning job, and shun especially the tasks we deem to be beneath us. Think about it – if Christ had thought the same way as most of us do, we would most certainly be doomed to eternal suffering in hell! How thankful we must be then, that Christ was willing to “make himself of no reputation”, to live a perfect life on this earth as a man and to die on the cross for our sins.

Dear teen, what should your response be? May you no longer think that being a servant is demeaning, but instead rejoice at each and every opportunity you have to serve your Saviour who loves you so.

Thought: After all that Jesus has done for me, can there be anything I will not do for Him?
Prayer: Lord, humble me for Your service.