DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
YOUR KING IS MEEK
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. Matthew 21:5
"Your King is coming unto you...he is meek and sitting upon an ass!" Does this sound like exciting news? Is this the news you would want to hear about your king? This is the news that proved to be a stumbling block for much of Israel, and this is the news that the church still seems to have a problem with today. Our King is not like anything of this world. He is not worldly, ambitious or aggressive. Jesus says: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls" Matthew 11:29.
Our Savior is meek and lowly in heart. That does not mean that we have to be poor, uneducated or untrained. It does mean that we love the poor, the uneducated and the untrained. It does mean that, like Christ, we think of others better than ourselves. We see the beauty in a man or woman's soul--regardless of status. As Christians, we can't prefer a man by his outer appearance; we must prefer the heart of a man. Remember, God hides things from the "wise and prudent" but reveals them unto "babes"(Matthew 11:25).
The prideful and arrogant person constantly creates circumstances for himself where he is honored, served, esteemed. Jesus says in the tenth chapter of Mark, "Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:42-45).
Wow, our King is meek and lowly...and he reigns!
Today, let this heart be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.
