2022.03.27 - The Highs And Lows Of Humility

I) Possess the Same Humility as Jesus (5) That phrase “your attitude should be the same” means “to think or direct your mind” in a certain direction. II) The Humble Journey of Jesus (6-8) The humble journey of our Lord Jesus’ descent from Heaven to earth. A) Jesus started out at the highest place (“equality with God”) Long before Jesus was born at Bethlehem, long before he created the world, from all of eternity Jesus shared eternal glory with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. B) Jesus traveled to the lowest place (“made himself nothing”) The phrase literally means that he emptied himself. He poured himself out in love for you and for me in humble obedience to the Father. He gave up those rights and privileges in coming to earth as our Savior. Exactly, what rights and privileges did He give up? 1) He took on the life of a servant The word servant can also be translated “slave.” And what is a slave? A slave is someone who has no rights. One of the early Greek writers wrote that whoever is permitted to do whatever he wishes is a free man and whoever is not is a slave. Jesus took the attitude of a servant or a slave, and he said to the Father: “Not my will but yours.” The first step downward for Jesus was becoming a servant, submitting himself to the Father’s will and willingly giving himself in humble service to others. 2) He took on the form of a human He became a human being. In Genesis 1 man was created in the likeness of God. Here we find God being made in the likeness of man. The invisible God became visible. He took on flesh in full view of all. He laid aside his glory as God to become human. He was truly God and truly man. 3) He was obedient even to death This verse shows us how low Jesus was willing to go. He became obedient unto death. This doesn’t mean Jesus was just obedient up until the time he died, but that his death was part of his obedience. He was obedient even to God’s command to die, to willingly give up his life for others. (Matthew 26:42) 4) He endured the humiliation of the c