Serving Without Notice

Many people do things to "appear" humble, when in their hearts they harbor much arrogance that controls their life. They really believe that they are good people apart from Christ, feeding their narcissistic view of themselves by using what they believe to be knowledge, in fact is not based on the Scriptures but on the apostate church system. When challenged they become unhinged, seeking revenge through a display of anger, or withholding love.

A person can be visibly humble on the outside and be consumed with much pride on the inside. Eventually they will be exposed, one can only keep up a pretense so long before their real self rises up and exposes itself.

Because we see so many people comparing themselves with each other, many are not convicted over pride, they really do believe they are better, more knowledgeable, more spiritually correct, than everyone else.

2 Corinthians 10:12
"For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding."

When we see someone who fights constantly to win arguments, demeans others through intimidation and dismissiveness, we have probably met someone who has been indulging in self worship.

Proverbs 26:21 "As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife."

Titus 3:10 "Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,"

Sadly we are encountering much more of this the closer we get to the time of the end. Fewer and fewer people can take a humble look at themselves.

2 Timothy 3:1-9 "
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,
7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;
9 but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was."

Many will do good deeds to be seen by men, but not lift a finger to help a stranger when no one is watching. Many will help and serve those who elevate them in some way, but resist helping those that they perceive are not worthy, not based on character or conduct, but on social criteria.

In the story of the good Samaritan, the Samaritan didn't evaluate the broken and bleeding man, he merely cared for him as he should have. Love knows no boundaries, it does not work when it is convenient or a personal blessing. Love springs into action before there is time to assess the value of an individual, or the personal cost to us.

May the Lord work in all of our hearts to forget to count the personal cost of an act, especially when no one sees, except the Lord.