Our sinfulness derives itself from pride & greed, it's the consequence of the original sin (Gen. 3). If you say well that’s on Adam & Eve…Abraham, Noah, Moses, Joshua, David—& so many other prominent Biblical figures failed too. Our issue is simple: we always want to have more material things, more physical fulfillment, & more glory (1 John 2:16).
But Jesus...
He had it all: equal to & fully God (Phil. 2:5). Yet He limited Himself by also taking on a human nature. Not emptying Himself of any part of His Divinity, but merely relinquishing His privileges as God to take upon Himself existence as a man (Phil. 2:7). He knew that we were incapable of repairing our relationship with God on our own because of the perpetual black hole of our sin. So He left His throne to become the Savior we did not deserve. Jesus came to us in the most vulnerable form possible (a human fetus) & was born in a manger (not a cradle, an animal feeding trough). He took on human likeness: the frail physical body, the spiritual temptation, & the mental strife (Phil. 2:8). He took on the role of a willing servant, the exact opposite of a Lord (Heb. 10:5). He was obedient & never sinned, from manager to the cross. He willfully allowed the sins of the world to be charged on His account in order to credit His righteousness to the accounts of all those who declare Him as their Lord (2 Cor. 5:21, Gal. 1:4). He died by the cruelest form of capital punishment: crucifixion. The Romans were intentional in how they constructed their means of death & they reserved it for the worst of criminals (Gal. 3:13). His reward for His sacrifice? God exalts Him above all names & the salvation of the body of believers is completed (Rev. 20:13-15).
In Christ, God became man. The God who created the universe & rules over all creation choose to add to Himself a nature of a servant (John 1:3; Col. 1:16-17). Obedient from manager to cross (Phil. 2:5-11). The epitome of humility & self-sacrifice. Every knee will bow & every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11). Amen.
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