Lifter of our heads

The rejected, the outcast, the ashamed, the unconfident, the humiliated, the defeated, the weary--they all walk with their heads down. They all walk with a humiliated awareness, or self-conscious awareness, that they are not victorious, cool, the winner, strong, etc. They are not humbled, they are lacking. We have all been there, have we not? There is a difference in humbleness and humiliation, a HUGE difference. In humbleness we can approach God's throne with our head lifted high, believing Him for His covering and salvation. In humiliation we either do not approach or we drag our feet, heart, and body there, maybe.

A person with head lifted high may be defeated, but may not too. A person with head lifted high may be an outcast, but has been redeemed. A person with head lifted high may be insecure, but has the confidence of the Lord. A head lifted high, when done through the Spirit, signifies both strength and humbleness. Though we are to serve all, we are not under all, if that makes sense. For example, Christ served completely, even giving his life. But I do not picture him as defeated. I picture him as one whose strength was in God and whose head lifted to God. He was confident only by the Spirit in him, knowing the God he served and knowing himself.

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high" (Lev. 26.16).

May the body of Christ, individually and corporately, walk in humbleness with head held high.