Message from Scripture: 11/10/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Phil. 2:6-7; “Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the form of a slave.”

 

The depth of love seen in Christ’s incarnation is that, in doing so, He emptied Himself of the privileges of deity to become human, but not just any human. Not a worldly ruler, not an earthly philosopher, but a slave, a servant of God for our sake. The cross He endured was for us, not His benefit, that His blood could wash away our sins. Jesus’ will was altogether consumed in the will of the Father, which is the essence of what being a slave is.

 

Scripture bids us to walk in the footsteps of Christ and become a slave of the Lord ourselves. We might ask, “Isn’t that a terribly demeaning and degrading thing to do?” If it were to any human master, then the answer would be yes, but not when we serve Jesus Christ as He served God. To serve Christ is to be freed from the worst master of all, that of Satan and sin. Paul reminds us we, “having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness” (Rom. 6:18). God counts us not just slaves, but His beloved children, heirs of God through Christ (Gal. 4:7).

 

If Christ could lower Himself to be a slave, is it too much to ask that we do the same? Peter reminds us, “For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps” (1 Pet. 2:21).

 

Today, let’s go out to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the role He took for us, and find fulfillment in our role given us by God, which blesses us today, and holds promise for eternity. God bless.

 

Robert