The Lowly Myth of Christ

First off, there was nothing low about Jesus Christ and never was, is, or will be. The lie of such perpetuated in order to subject people to erroneous authority, weakness, and cowardness. It's the lie that mediocrity is any different from being lukewarm, and those who believe such are condemned. 

First off, Jesus didn't wash the disciples' feet to be nice, but rather to testify that no matter where they trod their feet were clean same as the hands being clean. Pontius Pilate washed his hands and claimed he was free from the wrong. Israelites, in the Old Testament, would exchange one of their shoes in order to establish an agreement. And the list goes on and on. This was to emphasize, above all else, that they were in the right no matter what the world and mankind had to say. 

People put Jesus down to justify their own lameness and blindness and this is a great evil considering what Jesus, the Prophets, the Apostles, and the Saints went through to save us. It's the highest form of disrespect and is blasphemy. I find no use in trying to correct them since they indulge in the condemnation and punishment they have yoked upon themselves, and these are among the dogs and swine. Allow them to believe what they believe and shine God's Light so that there may be hope they'll wake up one day before it's too late but most importantly so that others who will receive are given the opportunity.

Now, what does it mean when Christ declares that his heart is lowly? Does this mean his heart is weak and beat down? Does it mean he went around crying about everything? Does it mean he is all about feelings? The actual meaning is none of this. To be lowly means not to be placed high, and so he's saying he doesn't go off of feelings like an animal, and this is also why he mentions his yoke is easy. A yoke was what was mounted to an ox. He means he's also not the type to allow his base feelings and wants to dictate his actions but to humble those feelings, and delay gratification of such, so that we may be freed and be like Him.

The peace we are promised is the transcendence of the prison that is our emotions. But these emotions are not how we ought to feel since they are conditioned by external factors. When we wake up we realize they were never truly of our heart, because God will keep us calm, joyful, at peace, and give us the courage to transcend limiting feelings to do what is right. We won't fear death, because we'll know the Truth. We won't care about the opinions of others. And so much more will be made of us. We will be the True Eternal Self we have always and will always be. It'll be likened to being in a ship hovering over all the ripples and noisy waves of the world where the water is full of pollution. And because we aren't in the water where we would be struggling just to swim and even see, we may strategically remove trash and calm the waters. We're free from the burdens of this life, and therefore, we can help free others.

So, let's get back to Jesus. All the things we think made him lowly in the world, based on our understanding, aren't correct. For one, he didn't place himself high according to the world's standards, but he was placed on the Highest according to what is Eternal. He did all these things to show us that by True Faith, alone, we can transcend all. He had many nice things but also went without to show us the material doesn't matter, and, for many, it can be detrimental to our spiritual wellbeing until we've matured. But also the aversion to possessing things in this life can act as a form of idolatry if we boast about how poor we are over being humble towards God, alone.

Furthermore, he spoke as the wealthiest and wisest King and so was in no way lowly according to the world's understanding. He certainly lived and loved by the Highest Standard and expected others to do so out of true respect for them. He took a scourging that should've left no man able to walk and carried the cross up to Calvary. He rewarded people for their true faith to show others what God is capable of. He expects others to do even greater things than he did. How, in any way, is this lowly? These are the things of God, and God is above all else. 

The people who misuse Jesus' lowliness, which is also referred to as humility, disregard that he only humbled himself before God and no man or woman. His followers didn't desire for him to go to the cross, but this was God's Will to show He can provide transcendance over all the limitations of this life, and through the Way, which is spiritual, we may do the same. Jesus showed the Wisdom he held in his mind and he was and is and will always be is always more valuable than anything man has to offer. He ignored the blood sweating and clenching of his body in order to do what was right, and this refers to his lowliness in heart. He didn't let his feelings, though however warranted, impede him from doing what must have been done. He didn't follow his heart but followed God. 

To conclude, Jesus walked as the most righteous man ever, and to be free we must realize not to allow our feelings to dictate our lives. Rather a man who finds fulfillment in doing his work will experience satisfaction, and his thoughts will dictate his actions which, in turn, will dictate how he feels. This is what God intended for all who are truly called to know Him, and it's not everyone but a few, so don't second guess this because of how others make you feel. This is surely how Eve got to Adam and how wars and bloodshed have been initiated. Also, in no way use God to justify your current state if it's absent from His Truth for Jesus didn't tell the lame man to continue laying down and lick his wounds like a dog. Instead, he commanded him to walk in faith, and the man was lame no more due to his faith. These unbelievable works are the result of being lowly in heart as in we don't allow the cares, pleasures, riches, and worries of this world to infringe upon who we truly are. We are not to put Jesus in the dirt to make ourselves feel about our wrongdoing for he is in Heaven! We are to recognize the Truth and give up all to pursue and be the Truth!