character traits of a meek preson

• quiet
• gentle
• righteous
• obedient
• humble

why christ considered himself a servant even though ha was a god?

1) Jesus “did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, even though He was in very nature God.”

Having the attitude of Jesus means we will not let position, status, or superior qualities and skills get in the way of serving.

Servants are not status seekers but rather display humility.

2) Jesus “made himself nothing.”

Having the attitude of Jesus begins with a choice. He purposefully laid aside all the glories of heaven to come to earth as a human baby. Still God, He chose to grow and live as a man who would suffer a humiliating and cruel death for us.

Servants do not get caught up in a sense of entitlement but rather give of themselves sacrificially.

3) Jesus took on “the very nature of a servant.”

Having the attitude of Jesus requires certain heart qualities. He didn’t put on a front. It wasn’t a contrived effort on His part but was real because it was the essence of who He was.

Servants do not merely act the part but rather are servants to the very core of their being.

4) Jesus was “made in human likeness.”

Having the attitude of Jesus means we will identify with those we serve. Jesus not only came to where we live but became one of us.

Servants are not aloof but rather empathize and enter into the lives of those they serve.

5) Jesus, “being found in appearance as a man humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross.”

Having the attitude of Jesus might lead to doing things we don’t want to do for the sake of others. Jesus prayed “not my will but Thy will be done” as He faced the cross.

Servants are not self-serving but rather submissive for the sake of the big picture.

So much of the attitude of Jesus began with a choice … a choice to make himself nothing, take on the nature of a servant, humble himself and become obedient.