Following Jesus and Learning Humility

We are to obey God when human authority clearly instructs us contrary to God's Word. We must obey God rather than men. Bless when we want to curse. But our pride gets in the way. We know what we are supposed to do. We just don't want to do it. Everything in us fights against the right. We desire to curse. To pay back. Retaliate. It's just further proof of our depravity. We want to make someone hurt; make someone pay. Fueled by seething pride we nurse our wounds and feed our anger. And we scheme. We plan revenge. We wage war. An all-out frontal assault on a perceived and feared enemy. How can we who are accustomed to getting our way learn the Jesus-loving humble gospel truth? We have something to learn from the Medgar Evers South. We have humility to learn from Jesus and the hidden people in every city who labor in obscurity and absorb blow after hateful blow of unfounded prejudice. We must entrust our souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right (1 Peter 4:19). We have Jesus to learn and miles to go before we sleep. (Read 1 Peter 3:13-17)