oDay 20, Read Acts 14:8-20. 14:15: "We also are men with the same nature as you."

This is what the proud Herod should have said (12:20-23).  But Paul and Barnabas don't have that pride for they have the mind of Christ (Phil. 2:5-11).  These men understand that a key to effective ministry is identification with those to be ministered to (1 Cor. 9:19-23), even as Christ who was tempted as we are (Heb. 4:14-16), Who lived among us (Jn. 1:14).  Often in ministry today it seems that men feel the need to be exalted in the eyes of those they minister to so as to be received.  They wear flashy clothes, sport all the latest in music and technology, and surround themselves with beauty and power.  But the mind of Christ is to be humbled so God can be seen and heard.