let Me teach you... Part 4

Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

So, back to this question: Why should we learn from Jesus?
1. "...for I am gentle and humble in heart"

Imagine learning from a person who is aggressive and short-tempered, who believes in physical punishment for any mistakes made, whose anger is spelt on their faces. How many times would you have gotten scolded and punished, with cane marks all over your body? And imagine learning from a person who is proud, who sees only himself and none around him. What will you be learning from him? Arrogance? Probably so.

You see, to be able to learn from someone, the person must first be approachable. Jesus himself has encompassed 2 very important characteristics that made Him so easily approachable. God wants you to know that He is not the fearsome, intimidating, and frightening God that some of us imagined Him to be. He is far from that. Just like how a baby response with pleasure to gentle and friendly handling, God wants us, as His children, to come to Him and ENJOY His presence, knowing that He is in control of everything that has happened thus far. And by gentle, believe me, just like how a parent will be so gentle to his newborn child, God does even better, even gentler because we are His precious creation, His beloved sons and daughters.

And how humble can Jesus be? Well, let's take a look at Philippians 2:6-8.

"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross!"

Yes, Jesus being God, knew of the path that was set before him, and instead of finding a way to escape the cross, He chose to humble himself so that His death will give us hope. And this, is true humility. Indeed, there is so much to learn from a God so humble, because no matter how humble we say/think we are, we aren't comparable to Jesus, not even a bit.

As a saying goes, "the moment we think that we are humble, we have become proud."

Coming Soon: let Me teach you... Part 5