Everybody has certain gifts, or talents. Some gifts may be more valued by people than
other gifts but that does not make them actually superior. Having a certain gift or talent that someone
else does not have is not going to make you better or more worthy than they
are. Your gift was not earned by
something special you did. It was
simply given to you. Someone else not
having that gift does not mean they are faulted or that they failed at
life. It does not make them a
loser. The gift was simply not given to
them. They were given a different
gift. Perhaps it is a less popular gift
but it is not inferior in the slightest.
It only seems that way sometimes because of the nature of this
post-original-sin society.
The testimony of Jesus was greater than that of John the
Baptist because the testimony of Jesus involved the performing of miracles. But Jesus makes it clear that he performs
these miracles as an act of obedience to the heavenly Father and not as an act
of one-upsmanship at John’s expense.
Now in this case, Jesus actually is far superior to John but in spite of
that He never spoke badly about John.
If we follow the example of Jesus, we would never look down upon our
fellow man, especially if we consider the fact that we are not inherently
superior. Jesus practiced humility even
when He knew He was the greatest.
John 5: 33-36
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