Humbled Himself

And being found in human form, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

                                                            Philippians 2:8

               This verse shows the greatness, the love, and the goodness of God. As I read it over and over to myself it blows my mind. Jesus not only humbled himself by coming to earth as a man, he lived a sinless life and died on the cross. His sole purpose for coming to earth as a man was to be the sacrifice for our sin and bring glory to the Father. As it says in Romans 5, “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

He didn’t wait till we were perfect or wait till we saw our need for Him. He died for us when we were still sinners. He humbled himself and was obedient to the will of His father. And His father will was that He die on the cross so that we who believe may live eternally with Him. Jesus didn’t die just some easy painless death either. Being crucified on a cross was the most excruciating pain a person could go through. He was first beaten, spat upon, and crowned with a crown of thorns. Carried his own cross to Calvary, and then nailed to the cross by His hands and feet. He died in the most gruesome and painful ways. And He did it all for us! He was completely empty of Himself and what He wanted and lived to please His father. He came to the point of humbleness that led to obedience. Will I come to that spot of humility? Where I look to the interests of others before my own, put what they want above what I want, and am obedient to what the Father wants me to do? Knowing that His ways are far above my own and He has a better plan for my life that will blow my mind. If I will just come to the end of myself and look to Him.

Application- make a list of ways that I can practically put others before myself in my daily life.