Christ calls us to be slaves to Him. We, after having surrendering our lives to Him completely, are utterly at His beck and call. So why do we fight back? And even at that, why are we surprised when we are looked down upon by others for unknown reasons? True, they may not purposefully thinking you are scum and treating you with contempt. However, people can still give off vibes (probably without their even knowing it) that you are worth much less than them and that they are looking down on you. Isn't that what we agreed to though when we decided to follow after Christ?
If anybody was ever looked down upon, it was Him. If anybody did not deserve it, it was Him.
Why is it we think we are so much above everybody else that they should not treat us as less? Are we not, then, doing the same as they? Yes, it hurts. Believe me, I know. But who am I to demand more? Are we not all sinners the same, destined for eternal separation from God, yet saved irreversibly by His grace? After all, He did command us to be nothing so He could be our everything.
We are called to humility. How do we react when it is forced upon us? God did not give us conditions when He called us to be a slave-to be the last among all...
John 15:20 "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his master' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also."
Mark 9:35 "Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'"
Nice post. Good thought, sometimes harder to practice. Internally I think most of us want others to like us and take a certain part of our identity from that, even the most secure person. Maybe it is identity issues we are dealing with here. Seeing ourselves as Christ sees us vs. how others see us. Which is more important?
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