QUIET TIME REFLECTION

Traveling through this incredible land I can see literally that we must grow smaller so He can be larger…Then Jesus told him, "I entered this world to render judgment--to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind." (John 9:39) …we must give up our personal attempts to be holy, it is only through weakness that Christ can be glorified. It is in our “weakness we are strong.” And this weakness and admittance of our weakness is the most difficult aspect of the process towards true freedom. To be less than rather than greater, to be the meak instead of the strong, to be the last instead of the first…radical words, spoken by a radical God. 
At times we confuse these words of Christ, and we make people feel guilty or ashamed (as a form of humbling): I know I am guilty of this even with my own children! But we cannot save ourselves, no matter how hard we try. Only then do we understand the words of Christ…we are not to be made humble because of our actions, thoughts, feelings, or words – we are to be made humble because He took our place, died for our sins, the “penalty that was death was upon Him” – If someone had given their life for me, and I was able to see that person face-to-face, I know my first reaction would be one of humility. It would not be in shame that I would meet that person, but with overwhelming awe and thankfulness. “How marvelous how wonderful and my son shall ever be…how marvelous, how wonderful is my Savior’s love for me!”