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In that day, the root of Jesse, who shall stand… and his resting place shall be glorious (Isaiah 11:10). ⠀ ⠀ "And now we come full circle. Now we see the full picture. Jesus Christ is the one true branch, the lost variety. Jesus Christ is the one who alone fears the Lord and bears good fruit. Jesus Christ is the one who restores both our humility and our humanity and in his glorious resting place, under the shade of his branches, we find rest.” -Humble Roots⠀ ⠀ ep. 69 | humility | @hannah_._anderson⠀
On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I’m chatting with Hannah Anderson on the topic of humility. We talked about everything from what humility is to how Jesus embodied humility here on this earth. Listen to a quote from her book, Humble Roots, “Before we can even begin to answer our call to come to him, Jesus comes to us. Because we could never sufficiently humble ourselves, Jesus humbles himself, and by doing so, he became both the model and the means of our own humility. Through his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus shows us our true identity as people dependent on God for life. And through his life, death, and resurrection, he imparts this humble life to us once again.” Hannah and I flesh this out in really practical ways in today’s conversation.⠀ ⠀ So you’ll know her a little better, Hannah lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she spends her days working with her husband in rural ministry, writing, and caring for their family. As a writer and co-host of the weekly podcast, Persuasion, she enjoys exploring how the gospel informs and transforms how we think about current events and popular trends. Her books Made for More and Humble Roots unpack the question of our identity and purpose as women destined to reflect God's glory to the world around us. ⠀ ⠀ This conversation was so impactful for me. I’m realizing more and more how pride fleshes itself out in my life and I am so thankful for Hannah’s encouragement to embrace my limitations and look to Jesus as both the model and the means to humility.⠀ ⠀ ep. 69 | humility | @hannah_._anderson⠀
Without considering what the Bible says about the equality of the Godhead, I mistakenly developed an idea that God the Father carried more weight than God the Son and Spirit. That He was more important because He held a position of directing and commanding. The inaccurate picture I’d developed of who God is permeated my thoughts about who I am and how I lived in light of who He is.⠀ ⠀ Clearly, my ideas were not consistent with what the Bible says about the persons of the Trinity. Jesus himself professed equality with God (John 5:18) and the Spirit guarantees our inheritance in the Gospel (Ephesians 1:13-14). Throughout Scripture we see equality and mutuality amidst the Trinity as God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit bring glory to each another. Though they are equal in value, the roles they carry out are unique. God is One, yet three persons; each of them are fully God, and they each fulfill unique roles.⠀ ⠀ In the same way the persons of the Trinity maintain unique roles, yet they are equal in value, wives and husbands have unique roles, yet they are both equal in value and importance. Our distinct roles as leader and helper are designed to mirror the relationship of God the Father and the Son. In his book "Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem takes the analogy a step further by saying that children illustrate the relationship of God the Spirit to the Father and the Son in the Trinity. This picture displays both diversity and unity amidst the three roles, which puts on display the glory of God.⠀ ⠀ I’ll be the first to admit that this concept has my head spinning. I will never fully comprehend the Trinity, but I do believe that we should strive to have an accurate picture of the Godhead, so that we can worship Him through our actions and in the roles we fill, as they reflect His very nature and His character.
Holding Jesus in proper reverence is the foundation of biblical submission (Ephesians 5:21). Because we worship a Savior who was willing to humble himself, put on flesh, and submit to the will of the Father, we can submit to each other. Whether it’s putting a friends needs and burdens before our own, respecting the ideas of a boss, following the laws and rulers of our countries, or respecting the advice or of a mentor, we do it all from a posture of grateful worship of the submission of our Savior. ep. 68 | submission | @jillatogwe
“We give reverence to Christ by following his example of love. The perfect example of submission is in the Trinity, with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit being fully equal and yet Christ willingly submitted to the Father out of of love.” -Jill Atogwe ep. 68 | submission | @jillatogwe 📷: @doriexploring
Submission to God starts fresh every morning. Because of the fall, our default heat attitude is rebellion. We wake up wanting to rule our own kingdoms instead of submitting to God’s sovereign plan for our circumstances. But don’t despair, despite our rebellion, God offers new mercies every morning. All we need to do is preach the gospel to our own hearts and resubmit our will to God’s perfect plans. When we encounter an unexpected circumstance, a devastating disappointment, or a simple sunrise over a new day, we can invite God to conquer our rebellion through a simple prayer of submission echoing the prayer of our Savior, “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).⠀ ⠀ ep. 68 | submission | @jillatogwe