a humble God.

My Bible study discussed the Trinity this past week, and worked hard to understand God being three, while still being one.  It’s frustrating to want to know God so much, but still be unable to grasp such a seemingly simple part of who He is.  One of the hardest parts for me to understand is how all three are equal when God the Father is sitting on the throne in Heaven, and seems to be at the top of the hierarchy.  How can one part of God be higher than the other two?  

As we were discussing, the Holy Spirit reminded me that God’s hierarchy is not like ours.  To God, the greatest is the least.  The Holy Spirit is always giving glory to Jesus, and Jesus always gave glory to the Father.  Each is too humble to even glorify himself (even though each is deserving in their own right).  By our standard, that would make the Holy Spirit the lowest, but by God’s standard, that makes the Holy Spirit the greatest.  Whoa.

Can you believe our God is a servant??  Do you understand how much humility that must require?  There’s something about this revelation that makes me want to be a humble servant like Him.  If the Creator of the universe can do it, surely I should be able to.  What have I created from nothing recently?

As I’ve pondered this the last few days, God has graciously shown me so many of His faithful servants practicing humility.  Most of them have been children Back2Back serves.  That's the kind of God He is-- He uses the foolish things of this earth to shame the wise (1 Cor. 1:27).  It just doesn't make sense without understanding who God is. 

I’ve seen statistics range anywhere from 5-9% for Mexicans who have a college degree or higher.   With Back2Back’s Hope Education Program, the children we serve have the opportunity to attend college and earn a degree.  We’ve had several students graduate with degrees in business, education, and social work.  As part of the top 10% of Mexicans in terms of education, these are young adults who have the world at their fingertips.  But do you know what many of them choose to do?  Serve.  Several have returned to be on staff with Back2Back.  Many work to improve children’s homes similar to the ones they grew up in.  And I can tell you, they’re not doing it for the money or the status.  They have answered God’s call to serve, knowing that whatever God is doing is far better than anything man is doing. 

And just this past week, the children at Casa Hogar Douglas held a car wash fundraiser for orphans in Haiti.  In a world screaming, “look out for yourself”, God tells us to serve others.  No human alive could convince children living in an orphanage to raise money for orphans in another country.  Only God could do that.  

Isn’t He wonderful?

"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.  But you are not to be like that.  Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves." Luke 22:25-26