* Luís Alberto Alves
Gospel without suffering humiliation for the love of Christ is the same as imagining that the sun will always shine, without ever reaching the darkness of the night. Humiliation precedes exaltation to show man that he depends on God.
Without the presence of the Lord you are nobody. It is a river without water, a teacher without a student, a doctor without patients, a general without a soldier. The harshness of humiliation opens our eyes. It forces us to see reality, naked and raw.
Humiliation forces the true Christian to close his mouth, to stop looking at one side only, but to focus on the main focus which is Jesus. It means feeling like screaming, but remaining silent, swallowing the rude words that hurt your heart.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.
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