Continue with The Right Attitude

Contrast that with the way Jesus offered himself . He was willing to submit humbly to fulfilling the prophecy about him, which foretold: " Look! your king himself comes to you. He is righteous, yes, saved; humble, and riding upon an ass." He humbly rode on a beast of burden, not in a chariot pulled by magnificent parade animals. (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:4, 5) How happy humble people are that Jesus will be Jehovah's appointed King over the entire earth in the new world, on who is truly lowly in mind, humble, loving, compassionate, merciful! - Isaiah 9:6, 7; Philippians 2:5-8.

The fact that Jesus, Peter, Paul and other men and women of faith in Bible times were lowly in mind dispels the idea that humility is weakness. Instead, it shows strength of character, for these were courageous and zealous. With great mental and moral strength, they endured severe trials. (Hebrews, chapter 11) And today, when Jehovah's servants are lowly in mind, they have similar strength because God backs up lowly ones with his powerful holy spirit. Thus we are urged: "All of you gird yourselves with lowliness of mind toward one another, because God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time."- 1Peter 5:5, 6; 2Corinthians 4:7.

There is another positive aspect to lowliness of mind that God's servants need to practice. It is one that contributes much to the building up the spirit of love and cooperation in the congregations. Indeed, it is an essential ingredient of lowliness of mind. this will be discussed in the following article.

Next time: Show Honor To Others