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The Glory of Humility

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed.  Isaiah 40:5 NKJV

Photo courtesy of pixabay.Born in a manger doesn’t sound like a befitting story about a king.

In 1865, an Episcopal priest named Phillips Brooks visited the site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. He was so moved by his experience that he penned the words to our beloved Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.”

When we think of rulers and kingdoms, we imagine stately mansions, crown jewels, bodyguards, and lots of fanfare.

When Isaiah’s contemporaries heard the words “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,” I imagine they pictured the same. They looked for the spectacular. So did all the religious leaders up to the birth of Christ.

But the Savior of the world, the Messiah, came with no fanfare and no parade. No crowd to cheer Him on. Not even a clean, sterile place to lay His head.

The King of all kings came in the glory of humility. Jesus Christ, the Lord of all Lords, left His throne in heaven and came to us as a baby, born in an obscure village stable with no one to welcome Him except a band of weary shepherds, not royalty or nobility.

Jesus laid aside His deity for humanity and His power for humility. Born of a virgin and raised by two ordinary, God-fearing people, He lived a life without sin and yet experienced all the hurts and temptations He knew you and I would go through today. He came for the nobodies so we could become somebodies. His entrance into this world did not make the headlines, but it spread throughout the earth as lives were changed.

Jesus’ birth was humble, but His return will be glorious. Are you ready?

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Andrea Merrell

Andrea Merrell is an award-winning author and professional freelance editor. She is an associate editor with Christian Devotions Ministries and was a finalist for the 2016 Editor of the Year Award at BRMCWC and the 2018 Excellence in Editing award by the Christian Editors Network. Andrea is a graduate of Christian Communicators and was a finalist in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards and the 2018 Selah Awards, as well as a semi-finalist in the 2018 ACFW Genesis contest. She has been published in numerous anthologies and online venues, teaches workshops on writing and editing, and is the co-founder and regular contributor to www.TheWriteEditing.com, a blog designed specifically for writers. Andrea is the author of Murder of a Manuscript, Praying for the Prodigal, and Marriage: Make It or Break It. Contact her at www.AndreaMerrell.com.