We've had some interesting weather in Southern California (rare I know). My friend royord took some great shots of the lightning.
God is truely amazing. I was listening to a message by Alistair Begg this morning, entitled "The Attitude of Christ Part B Philippians 2:5-8".... He was describing the beautiful condescension of God. Christ, being fully God, the same God that created H2O, using it to wash the grime off the feet of the disciples. Never thought of the creator/creation aspect of that before. Amazing Love, how could it be, that You my God should die for me?
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Phil 2:5-8 (NASB)
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Christ's Attitude ;what our focus should be
That is so amazing, that the God of the universe, The creator,
the one by whom and through whom and for whom all exists
exists. "He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation
of His nature"-Hebrews 1:1-3a would choose to be humble?!?
That baffles me. As C.S. Lewis states in the "problem of pain"
(by the way insighful in many instances) - that God is so humble
that he even accepts our obedience when we see it as our last resort.
That could seem like such an insult to only come to Him when we seee
Him as our only hope left. The only one who needs not to be HUmble
subjects Himself to humility for loves sake. In Philippians 3:20-21 Paul reminds
us of our exalted status because of Christ."For our our citezenship is in heaven,
is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, The
Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble
state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion
of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself."
So the King of Kings voluntarily transformed into the body
of our humble state so that we could be transformed into
a glorious one. How kind marvelous...how awe inspiring . To
love such a God. With this we can truly say with Paul "I count
all things to be loss in view of the surpassing greatness of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord, "(phil3:8)
It causes me desire to Praise and
worship the King of Kings with my Lips with my life, with my heart
blessing Him who deserves all the glory and Praise.