Christ Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:15-17

Christ is God. He has everything. He has all power and authority. He rules everything because He created it. He can do what He pleases.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:5-8

Think about this.

Jesus is God.

If He wanted, He could have left us in our sin and sent us to hell.

He had the right.

We messed up. We chose sin over Him.

BUT.

Even though He had all the right to judge us and send us to be punished, being God, He humbled Himself.

GOD HUMBLED HIMSELF, to the point of being a servant.

God left heaven, came to earth, lived a perfect life, endured hardships, pains, sickness, long days, everything.

Why?

To die.

He was obedient unto death.

For what?

He was blameless.

For our sin.

The very God who created us and told us what not to do is the same God who came and DIED to forgive us.

Do you get that?

There is NOTHING more beautiful than that.

Nothing.

Praise God.