What are some examples of people who also were able to live out this paradox?
Jesus lived out this paradox — by humbling himself to the point of death, he became the source of so much hope and life. By becoming the lowest, he proved himself to be indeed the king of kings, so much higher and greater than any earthly king. And as people follow in Jesus’ footsteps, I can see them becoming more and more like Jesus. While the whole world is set on an upward direction of self-exaltation and climbing the social class ladder, I find myself living among people who seems to be completely “clueless” to that competition. While everyone else are climbing, these people descend — they give up their jobs to go to the mission field, serve the people of a third-world country, spend their entire lives running an orphanage, pass up a promotion to minister to students, take a paycut to move to another city and plant a church, and limit their options and lifestyle to love people. The world looks at people like that and call them foolish. The world says you need to exalt yourself and
