Hard to Ignore   —MATTHEW 11:28-29  Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900) believed the goal of human existence was the
cultivation of individuals who towered above the herd. His
philosophy of the Superman was the polar opposite of a self-
giving God. Yet in the final years of his life, Nietzsche signed
his letters "the Crucified One,"still wrestling with how to
respond to the Christ of the Bible. The philosopher who
pronounced God dead found it impossible to ignore the humility
of Jesus.  It's easy to minimize the remarkable choice God made
when he came to earth not as a king or a warrior but as a baby.
God knew that humility, more than a show of power, would get our
attention. How else would we come to believe that the road to
greatness leads downward?  Humility remains a key part of how
God shows his love. That's why he desires to see this
characteristic reproduced in his children. On at least three
occasions, Jesus repeated the principle, "Everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself wi