“And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross.”  Philippians 2:8
 
The Apostle Paul is telling Believers to have the mind of humility as Jesus Christ did.  Please read Vs. 5-16 for it tells of us Christ’s example of humility.  Let us see what Scripture opens up to us concerning His humility.
 
As for worldly pride, Jesus was free of it all!
Free of all appearance:
“…He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.”  Isaiah 53:2
 
Free of all worldly success:
“He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrow and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.  Isaiah 53:3
 
Free of all reputation:
“And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, ‘He shall be called a Nazarene.’”  Matthew 2:23  
(Margin note: In Jesus day ‘Nazarene’ was virtually a synonym for ’despised’).  
John 1:45-46 tells us,
“Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’
And Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’  Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’”
 
Free of all riches:
“And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”  Matthew 8:20
 
Free of all rank:
“Is this not the carpenter’s son?  Is not His mother called Mary?…”  Matthew 13:55
 
Free of all worldly Kingship:
“After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.”  John 13:5
 
And Scripture gives us warning against pride!
“The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.”  Psalm 10:2
 
“Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.”  Psalm 73:6
 
“When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.”  Proverbs 11:2
 
“Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.”  Proverbs 16:18
 
“A haughty look, a proud heart,
And the plowing of the wicked are sin.”  Proverbs 21:4
 
“He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.”  Proverbs 28:25
 
I John 2:15-17 tells Believers very clearly,
“Do not love the world or the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”
 
I close with the admonition from 1 Peter 5:6-7,
“Therefore humble yourselves under the might hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
 
Father Your plan for Your children is to be conformed to the image of Your Son, therefore we seek to be humble as He and in all humility to do the works that You, Father, have planned and purposed for each.  Amen