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Devotional: March 7th

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He made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made In the likeness of men. He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:7-8.

Christ’s making Himself "of no reputation" and His humility is something that we can not comprehend, because we are unable to conceive the highness and the glory which He had with the Father from the beginning. We can not measure the height in which He was, and, therefore, we are unable to fathom the depth to which He descended. It is sufficient that we know, that He is the Highest, yet became the Lowest, He is the Omnipotent, yet became the Most Impotent; He is the Holiest, yet took upon Himself the sin of the whole world. His love to us drove Him down into these depths. For He must needs step as low as we were low and fallen, in order that He might draw us out of the deepest depravity. This He has done, the faithful God, and for this He desires to have nothing but love and that we gratefully enjoy and possess that which He, by His humbling Himself, even unto the death of the cross, has earned for us. By this that He suffered and died, we are to live and be saved. All was lost for man by the fall; all was found again and restored by the humiliation of God. All men were the captives and the bondmen of sin, death and hell; all became free, redeemed, ransomed, by the Son of God, by His bonds, captivity and cross. All blood on earth was depraved, poisoned and cursed; all blood may be cleansed, made pure and blest by the blood of the Atoner.

Thou, ah Thou, hast taken on Thee

Bitter stroke, a cruel rod;

Pain and scorn were heaped upon Thee,

O Thou sinless Son of God.

Only thus for me to win

Rescue from the bands of sin;

Thousand, thousand thanks shall be.

Blessed Jesus unto thee.

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