He humbled Himself. (Philippians 2 v5-11)

 I wonder do we really  take in, the humility of our Lord, Let us turn to Philippians 2 v 6-8. it is all about Jesus ,who He was,and who He became ,and what He did. Lets  consider the opening words,

                                                     'Who, being in very nature God'

Can we stand back and consider what we are reading,remember the person who wrote these words ,Paul was a strict Jew,as were the 12 disciples,excluding Judas,and they all readily agreed what Paul wrote. What did Thomas say,'My Lord and my God!'  (John 20 v 28)This is a great mystery,no one can grasp fully the meaning  of it.Thousands of early Christians  were prepared to die ,because they would not confess  that Caesar was Lord,god's there are in plenty but they are not god's.Isaiah 45 v22 declares 'For I  am God,and there is no other,'The God we worship is a triune God,existing as one being, three co-eternal ,consubstantial ,whom we know as 'Father ,Son,and the Holy Spirit'They are all equally God one being ,yet distinct.In Hebrews 1 v 6ff,we read the Father declaring ,'Let all God's angels worship Him,and v8 declares.,'But about the Son he says,'Your throne ,Oh God .will last for ever and ever'. From the glory of that we read ,'He  made Himself nothing,by taking the very nature of a servant,being made in human likeness, and being in appearance as a man  He humbled Himself,by becoming obedient to death  even death on a cross'  

                                                  'His whole life was a life of humiliation.

                                                   But the lowest step of His humiliation

                                                   was His dying  the death of the cross'

                                                                  Matthew Henry