JOB II
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:5,6 ESV)
True Humility is Comparative
I am trying to learn to play the bagpipes. I am using a video serious with a teacher. I watch (and listen, with the volume WAY down) to him play some notes. I then try to imitate him.
The more I learn, the more I watch him, the more I understand, the better I see HE is… and the worse I see I am.
Job experienced that with God.
The more Job learned, the more amazed at God Job was.
Imagine what Job would have thought if he had met Jesus.
We know Jesus.
And the more we learn… the more we read about Him in scripture… the more we see Him mirrored in others… the more we experience Him… the more that we compare Jesus to ourselves, and are amazed!
The goal of the comparison is not to belittle ourselves. We know our sin.
The goal of the comparison is to be more and more amazed at Jesus! And we will have an eternity of continuing that comparison. We will know Him more, and be more amazed. We will see Him more, and be more amazed. We will be with Him, and be more amazed.