Humbleness comes before exaltation

Few months back, one of our family friends, who was sponsoring during the early days of our Missionary Movement, and one of the organizers of our missionary movement came from America to Chennai.
He is a great Computer Engineer from Chennai IIT, worked as a Professor in Pondicherry University, and is a great scholar who wrote best books used across India for the Engineering students. Even though they got settled in America presently in a high post, it is not exaggerating to say that still they “live a very simple life”.
I noticed two very important things in his life during his last two visits to India in the life of this dear brother….
When this brother came to India two years back, I took him to a cloth shop. Even though this brother lived in a big city in America, he never bought any dress there, instead he used to purchase cloth materials when he comes to India and get them stitched and take them to America. When I took him to a big showroom where expensive clothes are sold, he told me very clearly, Immanuel clothes worth of Rs 300 is enough for me.
Again, when this brother came to India with his family, I went to meet him with my family. He brought an expensive chocolate box and very lovingly gave it to us. He and his whole family were very simple. They never showed that they are in a high post. Then, both our families went to a hotel nearby and had dinner.
After dinner, they had to go their home. Their home was almost 3 kilometers from there. They told that they will go by walk. But I compelled them and arranged a call taxi for them. As the taxi arrived, this brother asked the driver how much to be paid. And the driver told them, it will around 100 rupees. Immediately that brother told me, Immanuel, why did you do like this? Why should you spend this money unnecessarily? We would have gone by walk. Then upon my compulsion, he travelled by car. This incident was a great amazement for my family.
After few days, an offering was sent for our Missionary Movement from this brother. As I saw this, I felt guilty in my heart…
This brother, even though he was in a high post in America, he loved the ministry in India and sent an offering of “7 lac rupees”. He cut short his needs and lived a simple life and sponsor a ministry which he never saw, and loved not this seen world, but loved the unseen heaven. They not only want to go to heaven, but want to take a group of people to heaven with them. Not just the people know what they already know, but are taking part in the “great command of our Lord Jesus Christ” in spreading the gospel all over the world and making ways for millions of people to know Jesus Christ.
Let us also use that one opportunity which is given to us. Our Lord will appreciate us greatly.
“Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations”. (Luke 16:9)