Philippians 2:5-11
It is amazing to think that God cared enough about having a relationship with us that he sent his only Son to die for our sins, so we could be presentable to a holy God. I love the story Paul Harvey tells about the man and the birds. The man, who did not believe in the incarnation, stayed home on Christmas Eve, only to discover that birds kept flying into his large landscape window in a whirling snow storm. After many attempts to shoe them into the barn, he wished he could communicate with them someway--if only he could speak their language.....if only--he could become a bird to bring them to safety.

Well, Jesus did become one of us--God in the flesh. He made himself nothing--becoming obedient to even death on a cross! Paul exorts us to have the same attitude--to be willing to lay aside our own pride for the sake of others. Though Jesus was brought low, he did rise from the dead, and God has exalted him to the highest place. At the name of Jesus every knee will bow and tong confess that He is Lord.

I look forward to the day when I will join the chorus of voices to exalt our Lord and Savior. In the meantime, I hope to follow the humble example he set for us on earth.


- posted by Suzi @ 7:01 AM