A Level Place

This past Sunday I read a verse that reminded me of a unique way to look at Jesus and our on relationships. At the time I was at a discipleship seminar, but I couldn't stop thinking about it and what other implications it has.

.....Luke 6: 17 "He went down with them and stood on a level place".

At this time Jesus spent the night praying on a mountain top to God and in the morning he called the twelve disciples to Him and then walked down the mountain to where a large crowd of disciples had congregated. The specific words used once Jesus reaches the large crowd is that he stood on a level place. I realize that he was walking down from a mountain, so it's obvious he would stand on a level spot from walking at an angle, but this can also testify to his humility.

Jesus was known to the twelve and known to the large crowd of disciples. He was known for performing miracles, preaching, and teaching to thousands of people. However in this example he shows us that he didn't see himself as this. Instead of standing on the mountainside above everyone to address them he made his way to a level place.

Not only did he stand on a level place and address them but in verse 20 it states that "He looked at his disciples". Jesus stood on a level place and looked at them rather than just preached.

When I think about my own relationships I need to make sure I walk in this same humility. That when I talk to people I stand on a level place and look at them. That i'm intentional in showing them that I am the on the same level rather than stay somewhere I know i'm not.

Let's be like Jesus. Let's stand on a level place.