Ezekiel 31:2 “‘Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, “Whom are you like in your greatness?”’”

ALWAYS SOMEONE GREATER

Why do we do it?  Why do we compare ourselves to others, thinking we are so much better?  You can always find someone who “appears” less than you.  It is easy to make yourself seem superior.  That is exactly what Pharaoh had done.  In fact, he was worshipped as a god in Egypt.  Now that’s pretty high thinking.

I am sure you have never seen yourself as a god, but we definitely can laud ourselves over others.  We say things like, “Well, I’m not as bad as he is.”  Or we say, “I would NEVER stoop that low.”  That’s not much better than Pharaoh.  We put others down, thus making us look higher.

TEACHING MOMENT

This is one of those character building issues that every parent faces.  We cannot allow our children to put others down.  We should teach them to build others up.  In our walk with Christ, our motto should always be “More of Him and less of me.”  When you humble yourself, God will exalt you.

Similarly, when you see your child serving humbly or putting their little brother or sister before them, that is your chance to exalt them, to build them up, to praise them.  This will teach your child the importance of Christ-like humility.  And that is a trait that will guide them well.

So, let me ask you a question.  Are you in need of humbling or exalting?  Hmmmm.  “Well Carl, I am the most humble person alive.”  You just blew it.  Lol.  Seek to follow the Lord’s example of humility.  Seek to serve others as Christ would.  Seek to be the servant and not the served.

Father, Your Son showed us the way.  Help me follow His path and not insist of my own recognition and praise.