Prayer 4-28

Philippians 2:5-8
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!”


God, I am really not sure why you seem to be having me reflect on this concept so much. Let me read this a couple times. So my attitude at all times should be the same as that of Jesus. Well how do I do that? What was he like? He was in very nature God. Down to his very nature he was God. He was GOD. He had all of the privileges of being God. He was a big deal. He could have drawn the attention of thousands had he proclaimed his godliness and shown his power. He could have been emperor and taken care to see that his name was recorded in History. He could have been the ultimate Rabbi. He could have been anything he wanted. He was God on earth. But he didn't consider equality with God something to be eagerly seized upon. WHAT!?!?! How does a person not seize an opportunity like that. If you don't take it somebody else will. Right? Well what did he do then? He made himself nothing......nothing. Nothing. What do you do with that? The God of Heaven and Earth making himself nothing. He could have been everything. He could have had everyone serving him by sheer force. Instead he chooses to be nothing and be a servant. He allowed himself to become man in appearance. That is significant. He was always God and he came in appearance as a man. One he became a man, He humbled himself in his obedience. He humbled himself by experiencing death. He was ABOVE and beyond death but he lowered himself and died. Just dying was an act of humility for God. He took it a step further and died a criminal's death. The next verse says that God exalted him above every other name and gave him the name above every name. This is Kingdom promotion. Those of us who would not eagerly grasp privileges or positions but would be humble and obedient to the plan o God will find ourselves promoted. The name above every name is taken but everything under that is pretty much open.