“but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
Philippians 2:7-8 KJV
The psalmist asked what is man that the Almighty God should be mindful of him? What is it about human species that God cannot get them out of His mind? Instead God emptied Himself of His outward glory by reducing Himself to the form of a lowly servant. He became human! He humbled Himself and became vulnerable, choosing to be revealed as a man and was obedient. He was a perfect example, even in His death—a criminal’s death by crucifixion! Jesus’s mission was not to prove His Deity, but to embrace our humanity, our physical form even identifying Himself as the Servant of the human race. In truth, His love enslaved Him to us, by willingly dying humanity’s death, a criminal’s death, at the hands of His own creation. By the doorway of humanity’s death, He descended into our hellish darkness and conquered the underworld and He has the keys - no one else does! From this place of utter humiliation, God exalted Him to the highest rank and graced Jesus with a Name that is far above every other name, and far above all things. He is the Alpha and Omega, the Author and Perfector of our faith. Let’s bow down before Him and worship Him. Worthy is the Lamb!
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