----DOOR OF HUMILITY ~~

--"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name; that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth." --[Philippians 2:9-10]

---Over the centuries, the entrance to Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity has twice been made smaller. It's now referred to as the Door of Humility because visitors must bend down to enter.

As we age, bending our knees becomes more and more difficult and painful. In the physical realm, some people courageously undergo knee replacement surgery. To avoid years of increasingly painful joint damage,,
they endure several weeks of agony.

Like physical knees, spiritual knees can grow stiff over time. Years of stubborn pride and selfishness make us inflexible, and it becomes increasingly difficult and painful for us to humble ourselves. Seduced by false feelings of importance when others submit to us we ever learn that true importance comes form submitting ourselves to God and to others (Ephesians 5:21 1 Peter 5:5)..

It's good to remember the 'Door of Humility.' The only way to enter the presence of God is with humility.

That's how we honor the One, Jesus, who bent so low to be with us. ~~

--ODB/JA~