“But whoever would be great
among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you
must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark
10:43-45, ESV).
What is the humblest stage in humanity? Birth. Babies are dependent on their mothers for their daily needs. For Jesus to give up the heaps of glory as sovereign ruler of the universe and become a newborn is the most crystalline picture of humility.
Thus our response to Christmas should be an eagerness to follow this example of our Savior.
How can you be humble? Serve. Love. Stop comparing yourself to others. Do a random act of kindness. Bake some cookies for the single mom. Visit the shut-in. Stop an argument. Ask forgiveness from someone you wronged.
Christmas is about love, yes. Christmas is about wrath, yes. Christmas is about war and peace and mercy and judgment but it is also about humility - because Christmas is about Jesus.