2 Corinthians 10

V. 1-2, With the humility and gentleness of Christ

Paul new that another visit to the church of Corinth was a God given desire placed upon his heart. In the beginning of this chapter he makes a plea to the church of Corinth to clean up their spiritual lives before his next visit because he doesn’t want to have to discipline them face to face. His hope was that they would take his written reprimand in this letter would bring conviction to their hearts and they would see the error of their way. This way upon his next visit he would be able to just focus on showing them love and wouldn’t have to boldly rebuke their behavior. In verse one he says that he appealed to them by the humility and gentleness of Christ. This should be the desire of every believer that we can always walk in the humility and gentleness of Jesus towards this world.
Can there be anything humbler than a King abandoning their throne to serve His people. Giving up a throne to become the sacrifice for the sins of the world is the ultimate showing of humility but Jesus magnified this behavior His entire earthly life. He served everyone he encountered to the point of washing His disciples’ feet moments before being taken to the cross for crimes He did not commit. Scripture bears out that His interaction with the world was full of gentleness as well. In Matthew 12:17-21 the words of the prophet Isaiah are used to describe the Messiah (Jesus). It says he would break a bruised reed or snuff out a smoldering wick, implying that he came to lift and restore the broken hearted of this world. May we all attempt daily to live up the humility and gentleness of Jesus in our lives, our world needs it more today than ever before.