The Humility of Our Lord Jesus

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THE HUMILITY OFTHE HUMILITY OF

JESUS CHRISTJESUS CHRIST



PHILIPPIANS 2: 5PHILIPPIANS 2: 5 -- 77

³Your attitude should be the same as³Your attitude should be the same as

that of Christ Jesus: who being inthat of Christ Jesus: who being in

very nature God, did not consider very nature God, did not consider

equality with God something to beequality with God something to be

grasped, but made Himself nothing,grasped, but made Himself nothing,

taking the very nature of a servant,taking the very nature of a servant,

being made in human likeness.´ being made in human likeness.´



PHILIPPIANS 2:8PHILIPPIANS 2:8

³And being found in appearance³And being found in appearance

as a man; He humbled Himself as a man; He humbled Himself and became obedient to deathand became obedient to death ± ±

even death on a cross.´ even death on a cross.´



WHAT IS HUMILITY?WHAT IS HUMILITY?

It is a condition of lowliness or It is a condition of lowliness or

affliction in which one experienceaffliction in which one experiencea loss of power and prestige.a loss of power and prestige.



2 CORINTHIAN 8:92 CORINTHIAN 8:9

³For you know the grace of our ³For you know the grace of our

Lord Jesus Christ, that thoughLord Jesus Christ, that thoughHe was rich, yet for your sakesHe was rich, yet for your sakes

He became poor, that youHe became poor, that you

through His poverty might through His poverty might become rich.´ become rich.´



The Lord Jesus assumed a conditionThe Lord Jesus assumed a condition

of lowliness or affliction; He willinglyof lowliness or affliction; He willingly

experienced a loss of power andexperienced a loss of power and

prestige. He set aside His glory for prestige. He set aside His glory for

our sakes.our sakes.



HOW HE WAS HUMBLED:HOW HE WAS HUMBLED:

s the As the ABSOLUTE ETERNALABSOLUTE ETERNAL

ONE,ONE, infinite in every way, Heinfinite in every way, Hewas humbled just by taking onwas humbled just by taking on

the limitation of human flesh.the limitation of human flesh.

Philippians 2:7Philippians 2:7--88




As the As the GREAT TEACHERGREAT TEACHER, He, He

was humbled by those whowas humbled by those whodidn¶t understand His teachings.didn¶t understand His teachings.




As a As a GREAT PROPHET,GREAT PROPHET, HeHe

was humbled by those whowas humbled by those whorejected His message.rejected His message.

Matthew 13:53Matthew 13:53--5757




As the As the LIGHT OF THE WORLD,LIGHT OF THE WORLD,

He was humbled by those whoHe was humbled by those wholoved darkness rather than light.loved darkness rather than light.

John 8:12 & 1 John 1:5John 8:12 & 1 John 1:5




As the As the BREAD OF LIFE,BREAD OF LIFE, He wasHe was

humbled by those who refusedhumbled by those who refusedto take and eat, as it were Histo take and eat, as it were His

words seriously.words seriously.

John 6:43John 6:43--6060




As the As the RIGHTFUL KING OFRIGHTFUL KING OF

ISRAEL,ISRAEL, He was humbled whenHe was humbled whenthe people cried out to Pilatethe people cried out to Pilate ± ±

³³W e have no king, but Cesar!´ W e have no king, but Cesar!´

(John 19:14(John 19:14--15)15)




As the As the GOOD SHEPHERDGOOD SHEPHERD HeHe

was humbled when all like sheepwas humbled when all like sheepwent astray.went astray.

Isaiah 53:6Isaiah 53:6




As the As the GREAT SHEPHERD,GREAT SHEPHERD, HeHe

was humbled when He was ledwas humbled when He was ledlike a sheep to the slaughter.like a sheep to the slaughter.





As the As the GREAT DISCIPLER,GREAT DISCIPLER, HeHe

was humbled when His discipleswas humbled when His disciples just didn¶t get it. just didn¶t get it.





As the As the FOUNDATION STONE,FOUNDATION STONE,

He was humbled to see HisHe was humbled to see Hisfollowers building their lives onfollowers building their lives on

the shifting sand of worry, fretthe shifting sand of worry, fret

and fear.and fear.




As the As the ALPHA AND OMEGAALPHA AND OMEGA

(The Beginning & the End),(The Beginning & the End), HeHewas humbled by those who triedwas humbled by those who tried

to terminate His existence.to terminate His existence.





As As JEHOVAHJEHOVAH--JIREH (The GodJIREH (The God

Who

Pr ov

ides),Who

Pr ov

ides), He wasHe washumbled when all that He ownedhumbled when all that He owned

was divided up by the soldiers atwas divided up by the soldiers at

the foot of the cross.the foot of the cross. John 19:23John 19:23--2424




As As EL SHADDAI (The AlmightyEL SHADDAI (The Almighty

God)

God), He was humbled when too, He was humbled when tooweak to carry His own cross.weak to carry His own cross.




As As ELOHIM (The Creator God)ELOHIM (The Creator God),,

He was humbled when humans,He was humbled when humans,the pinnacle of His creation, putthe pinnacle of His creation, put

Him to death.Him to death.





As the As the JEHOVAHJEHOVAH (The(The

Cov

enant KeepingGo

d)Cov

enant KeepingGo

d), He, Hewas humbled when He waswas humbled when He was

forsaken by the Father.forsaken by the Father.





As As JEHOVAHJEHOVAH--ROPHE (TheROPHE (The

Lo

rd Who

Heals),Lo

rd Who

Heals), He wasHe washumbled when He died fromhumbled when He died from

unhealed wounds incurred on aunhealed wounds incurred on a

Roman cross.Roman cross.




As As JEHOVAHJEHOVAH--NISSI (The LordNISSI (The Lord

Our Banner),Our Banner), He was humbledHe was humbledwhen a banner was put up over when a banner was put up over

the cross mocking Him as Kingthe cross mocking Him as King

of the Jews.of the Jews.Matthew 27:37Matthew 27:37




As As JEHOVAH M¶KADDESHJEHOVAH M¶KADDESH

(The Lo

rd Who

Makes Ho

ly),(The Lo

rd Who

Makes Ho

ly),He was humbled when treatedHe was humbled when treated

like a worst criminal & executedlike a worst criminal & executed

in debased & despicable way.in debased & despicable way.




As As JEHOVAHJEHOVAH--SHALOM (TheSHALOM (The

Lo

rdo

ur Peace)Lo

rdo

ur Peace), He was, He washumbled by unresolved conflicthumbled by unresolved conflict

and violent death that could notand violent death that could not

be averted.be averted.




As As JEHOVAHJEHOVAH--TSIDKENU (TheTSIDKENU (The

Lo

rd Our Righteo

usness),Lo

rd Our Righteo

usness), HeHewas humbled when He took onwas humbled when He took on

our righteousness, as Scriptureour righteousness, as Scripture

says:says: ³He who knew no sin³He who knew no sinbecame sin for us.´ (2 Cor. 5:21)became sin for us.´ (2 Cor. 5:21)




As the As the DESIRE OF ALLDESIRE OF ALL

NATIONS,NATIONS, He was humbledHe was humbledwhen people despised Him andwhen people despised Him and

they esteemed Him not.they esteemed Him not.

(Isaiah 53: 3)(Isaiah 53: 3)




As the As the DIADEM OF BEAUTY,DIADEM OF BEAUTY, HeHe

was humbled when His face was sowas humbled when His face was so

marred as scripture says: ³marred as scripture says: ³HisHis

appearance was so disfigured appearance was so disfigured

beyond that of any man and Hisbeyond that of any man and His

form marred beyond humanform marred beyond humanlikeness.´ (Isaiah 52:14)likeness.´ (Isaiah 52:14)




As a As a FRIEND WHO STICKFRIEND WHO STICK

CLOSER THAN A BROTHER,CLOSER THAN A BROTHER,He was humbled when disciplesHe was humbled when disciples

deserted Him on His way todeserted Him on His way to

Calvary.Calvary.Matthew 26:47Matthew 26:47--5656




As the As the FAITHFUL ONE,FAITHFUL ONE, He wasHe was

humbled when Judas betrayedhumbled when Judas betrayedHim and Peter denied Him threeHim and Peter denied Him three

times.times.




As the As the JUDGE OF ALL THEJUDGE OF ALL THE

EARTH,EARTH, He was humbled byHe was humbled bybeing judged as a criminal by abeing judged as a criminal by a

religious kangaroo court.religious kangaroo court.





He who is theHe who is the REFUGEREFUGE for thefor the

fearful, was humbled when Hefearful, was humbled when HeHimself had no refuge to flee toHimself had no refuge to flee to

from the angry crowd and fromfrom the angry crowd and from

the wrath of God.the wrath of God.




As our As our HIGH PRIEST in theHIGH PRIEST in the

Order of

Melchizedek,Order of

Melchizedek, He wasHe washumbled when the pervertedhumbled when the perverted

high priestshigh priests ± ± Caiphas andCaiphas and

Annas made fun of Him and Annas made fun of Him andmocked Him.mocked Him.




As a As a GOD OF JUSTICE ,GOD OF JUSTICE , HeHe

was humbled whenP

ilatewas humbled whenP

ilaterefused to grant Him justice andrefused to grant Him justice and

fair trial.fair trial.





He who is our He who is our HIGH TOWERHIGH TOWER,,

was humbled when He was laidwas humbled when He was laidin a cold, damp grave among thein a cold, damp grave among the

wicked.wicked.





He who is theHe who is the KING OF KINGSKING OF KINGS

and LORD OF LORDS,and LORD OF LORDS, humbledhumbled

Himself by becoming a servantHimself by becoming a servant

and washed the feet of Hisand washed the feet of His

disciples.disciples. John 13:1John 13:1--1717




He who is theHe who is the LOGOS,LOGOS, thethe

Living Word of God, wasLiving Word of God, was

humbled by the constant barragehumbled by the constant barrage

of words of insults and invectivesof words of insults and invectives

at Him.at Him.




He who is theHe who is the LIVING WATER,LIVING WATER,

was humbled when hanging onwas humbled when hanging on

the cross, He was so thirsty andthe cross, He was so thirsty and

was given a drink of wine mixedwas given a drink of wine mixed

with gall.with gall.Matthew 27:34Matthew 27:34




He whoHe who OWNS THE WHOLEOWNS THE WHOLE

EARTH,EARTH, was humbled whenwas humbled when

everything He had were alleverything He had were all

borrowed things : from theborrowed things : from the

manger down to the cross andmanger down to the cross andthe grave.the grave.




He who is the ³He who is the ³GREAT I AM´GREAT I AM´

was humbled when for threewas humbled when for three

days people thought He was thedays people thought He was the

³GREAT I WAS.´³GREAT I WAS.´



Our Lord Jesus Christ wasOur Lord Jesus Christ was

humbled in many degrading andhumbled in many degrading and

painful ways. He did these for painful ways. He did these for

you and me. His love for us is soyou and me. His love for us is so

overwhelming.overwhelming.

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