The Lord Jesus Christ was and is the standard and life of humility. If Christ is the life of the believer, then believers will reflect the humility of Christ in some way because it is the life of His humility in them. But of course the world has a form of humility which is not a true humility and it has seeped into the professing Church. But there is no true humility apart from human beings being emptied of self rather than full of the humility self tries to work up and are then filled with the life of Christ which is also the humble life of Christ.
Mat 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. 28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. 31 After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
Here is simply a display of the humility of Christ that the human mind and the human language cannot begin to truly describe. The soldiers of the governor took Jesus and gathered around Him. But the angels who were all around Him held their peace. The very infinite power of God could have destroyed each and every person there instantly, but they were spared though they did not know a thing about it. The perfectly pure and holy King of kings and Lord or lords was stripped by wicked and sinful hands. He who never knew sin was in some hands that were reeking with sin and blood. Yet in humility He bowed His head and endured because He was called to this by the Father and He loved His Father more than all. What humility it took to endure what these vile men were doing to Him! It was nothing but mockery as they put a scarlet robe on Him. It was even more of a mockery when they twisted together thorns that they fashioned into a crown. They then put that on His head. The very King of the universe was before them and they mocked Him. The depths of humility that He is putting on display should drive all human beings to their knees in utter amazement. While people were amazed at His teaching, they should have been even more amazed at His humility. It is the very power of God in His soul.
After these men had put a crown of thorns on His head they put a reed in His hand. They then mocked Him by saying “Hail, King of the Jews!” The irony of the situation that Divine wisdom put on display should strike us virtually speechless. These men loved power and yet He who had infinite power was before them and in perfect humility took their vile words. They mocked Him as King of the Jews which in fact He was, but His was a different realm. The whole earth was and is but a drop in the bucket compared to Him and these very small men were mocking the One that all was created through. The humility of Christ shines. He who created water and all things was spat on by these wicked men. He who gave them their breath and sustained their every breath by His mercy meekly took their spittle and their using the reed to beat Him on the head with. The humility of Christ shines with great glory. Do we see it?
After what would have been more shame than most human beings could endure without passing out the soldiers tired of their fun and so took the scarlet garment off of Him and put His own clothes back on Him in order to lead Him away to crucify Him. They “led Him away to crucify Him” should be shocking words to us if we only had ears to hear and eyes to see. The Lord of the universe bowing in meekness and humility and being led away to one of the most painful deaths every devised by fallen humanity. The Lord of the universe was mocked by these vile miscreants who did not utter a word in His defense and was now being led away to be crucified. The humility of Christ shines. Do we see the beauty of this glory?
When human beings think of the greatness of the injustice, the mocking, ridicule and perhaps shame that Christ suffered and did not say a word, it makes our little problems seem small. Fallen people will treat us badly and we will be shamed. But let us remember that Christ was treated far worse. The humility and meekness that He had will be our life and expressed through us if He is our life. Instead of seeking revenge and in some cases justice, let us remember the humility of Jesus. May the glory of His humility shine through us. It is simply so Divine.
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