Are you great?

"Who, according to Jesus, is the greatest? Answer: “whoever humbles himself …, he is the greatest….” In another place He said something quite similar,”whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant”.In practical terms this certainly would mean that the greatest among us is the person:1. Who freely and sincerely confesses his own insignificance before God (I Timothy 1:15,16; Psalm 8:4);2. Who does not put his trust in his own heart or abilities but completely depends on God for all things (Proverbs 3:5,6; Psalm 20:7; Isaiah 2:22);3. Who gives God the glory for all the good things he has or does (Psalm 115:1; I Corinthians 15:10; James 1:17);4. Who respectfully and obediently responds to God’s Word (Isaiah 66:2; 2 Kings 22:8 – 13; Psalm 119:128);5. Who submits to God’s will without complaining even if it is difficult (Genesis 12:1 – 4; Philippians 2:6 – 9)6. Who submits himself to the unpleasant providences of God without complaint (Philippians 4:11 – 13);7. Who delights in the worship and praise of God (Psalm 122:1; Psalm 95; 100);8. Who is continuously seeking in God in prayer even when God does not immediately answer his prayers to his satisfaction (2 Corinthians 1:11; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Luke 18:1 – 8; I Thessalonians 5:17);9. Who consider it a privilege to serve Christ in any capacity (2 Corinthians 2:16; Jeremiah 1:17 – 19;10. Who is willing to let God know some things he doesn't know (Job 23:1 – 5 compared with Job 40: 4 – 6; Deuteronomy 29:29)We began by asking, who is the greatest? The answer according to Jesus is “whoever humbles himself … is the greatest…” And what does a humble person look like? In part, it looks like the person whose life is characterized by the ten previous statements describing how humility will display itself before God."Wayne Mack