Phil 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Although, this side of heaven we cannot possibly comprehend the magnitude of this truth, we are able to gain some understanding of the size of the heavens through science and thus get an idea of the biggness of God, leading to a better understanding of... He humbled Himself.
Recently my family and I were invited to attend a science camp for home schoolers, no we do not home school but our friends invited us anyway. We did not attend the whole camp only one portion, the dinner. Ha! After dinner a non-profit organization called 4th Day Alliance put on a presentation that took us, the observers, into space with the attempt to give us an understanding of the size of the earth compared to the other planets, the sun, the solar system, the galaxies and the two largest stars in space, as well as, the vastness of the space between all these objects. The presentation was very effective especially towards the end when the largest known star was introduced (sorry I cannot remember the name), this star is so big that hundreds of our Milky Way Galaxies can span this star from one side of it to the other side. Amazing to say the least. The interesting observation in this example of the size of this star wasn't it's size (because truly the enormity of it is a little beyond my grasp) rather it was the size of the earth compared to the star. Remember hundreds of our galaxies spanned this star which means our earth was completely engulfed, not able to be seen anywhere. Imagine a single grain of the finest sand in a hay stack the size of of the sun. As I sat in awe and wonder at this amazing truth I began to understand why God tells in Phil 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing...
If God is bigger than this star (this is only the largest known star, what about all the others we have yet to discover), and I believe He is, then pondering the question, how much did God have to humble Himself to take on human nature to become the perfect sacrifice for the sins of mankind leaves me speechless in awe and wonder. My hearts sings, "You did it for me, You did it for love, it's Your victory, Jesus You are enough."
Jesus humbled Himself for our sakes, He served, He was persecuted, He was ridiculed, He was poor, He was loving, He was abandoned, He wasn't appreciated, then He died and rose for us that we might have life. The Lord did this for all mankind, in our lives we are put into relationships, positions and situations that will require us to humble ourselves not always with the sufferings and trials Jesus received and yet sometimes this will be required of us. Jesus humbled Himself for many, we are called to be humble servants for a few.
I have to tell you that towards the end of the presentation by 4th Day Alliance there was an inexpressible joy welling within me that nearly brought me to tears as I began to realize that my God is bigger than my problems, that He really is my strength, and I really can trust in Him. I felt relief at this new understanding, relief that God is capable. There was an amazing comfort and peace resting upon me knowing there really is nothing to be anxious about--I am a child of God, an amazing and awesome God, a big God, a loving God who has promised to keep me until the day I am called home. Amen? Amen!
Still considering this,
CC
No comments:
Post a Comment