1 Peter 3: 8All of you, be like minded, be
sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.
The apostle
Peter is exhorting the believers to be like Jesus, be sympathetic, loving and
compassionate and humble to each other. Learning from the great servants of God
who are truly apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ, we can see the humility
in each one. As we read about their lives and ministries, this is the first
outstanding quality that we can identify in all of them.
The more we
observe their lives, the more we learn of their humility. This value has also
been adopted by most of the outstanding sportsmen in the world. I do believe
that they too have been taught to be humble and compassionate. As we watch
their victory interview, we see them acknowledging the contributions of their
loved ones, their family members, their coaches and finally giving praise to
their opponents for doing well.
Humility is
what God loves to see in His people, it brings about a sweet savour to our
minds and also pleasantness to our hearts. We would delight to sharing the
company of humble people but we would surely dislike the company of proud and
arrogant people who are rather abrasive and repelling.
The
scriptures always remind us to be godly, holy and humility is definitely a
fruit of godliness and holiness. If we want to continue in living godly and
holy lives, we need to start living humbly and in compassion.
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