In the last post we looked at humility with others:

• We are all sinners, so I will not act morally superior to others.
• We are all valuable as God’s image-bearers, so I will not act as if I am more valuable than others.
• We are not gods but creatures, so I will not act as if the world revolves around me.

Then comes Jesus:

• He is not a sinner.  He is holy.  He is morally superior to others, but he doesn’t act like it.  Instead he eats with and identifies with sinners.  He identifies with us.
• He is God.  As such, he is more valuable than others, but again he doesn’t act like it.  He welcomes children, men, women, crowds, and disciples.  He welcomes us.
• He is God, and so the world does revolve around him.  But again, he doesn’t act like it.  Instead he comes as a servant (Luke 22:24-30).  The Creator serves his creation.  He serves us.

If a holy greater God can humbly identify with, welcome, and serve sinful inferior creatures like us, how much more should we humbly identify with, welcome, and serve one another?