My God... is an amazing example of how to live.
Everything that God asks us to do for His sake... He already did for us.
"Leave your family" - He left His Father
"Leave your home" - He left Heaven
"Humble yourself" - He became a man
"Carry your cross" - He carried a physical cross for us
"Endure hardships" - He endured our sins
"Profess Gods name" - He spoke to thousands
"Care for the widows and orphans" - He healed hundreds
The list could literally go on and on.
And the thing is... He didn't give up His place in heaven and come down to earth to live as a King. He gave up heaven, became a man, and lived in less than desirable conditions.
He did that so He could be a greater example than someone who lived in a palace.
Yes, of course He deserves those things... like we may think that we deserve those things... but He didn't take them.
"For we do not have a king who does not sympathize with our weakness" Hebrews 4:15
He asks us to give up these things for Him because He gave up these things for us. And is He not more worthy?
Of course He is.
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