Philippians 2:8
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
The fact that Jesus left His divine state to become a man
illustrates an act of humility that surpasses anything that any human could
ever imagine. Accepting the lowliness of
man, it would have been reasonable by any human standard that He would a least
appear as a king. Not so for this divine man, He took not a royal station but
accepted a position in a lowly manger.
His state within humankind never advanced to any level above the lowest
elements of society. He worked His
entire ministry in the streets and hillsides among the common people.
His splendor was never to be seen by man until He ascended
to His seat beside His Father in Heaven. In the meantime, He endured a life of
poverty and suffering which ended in an exposition of public hatred, ridicule
and scorn. Then, having no place for
personal pride, He accepted death so that we may have life.
Let us lie at the foot of His Cross each day and learn from Our
Savior King. Let us take note of His complete obedience to the Father under all circumstances. May we allow our personal pride to dissolve in the face of knowing why He made these choices - to save us from our
sinful and prideful nature. Let us be inspired by His faithfulness and His promises. Let us humble ourselves to the point of putting the old man in our lives to death so that our new man in Christ may live.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we humbly bow before Your throne, asking
Your forgiveness for our sins. We thank
You for providing the way for us to overcome our sinful nature. May we cling to the Cross of Our Savior. May we learn to set aside our pride and serve
those around us in the manner that You call us.
May we ignore the scorn of the world as we are obedient to Your calling
on our lives. We ask all these things in the name of The Captain of Our
Salvation, Jesus Christ.
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