10/26/2021

“who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 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. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:6-11 NKJV)

When we do wrong or are wrong one of our defenses is “God doesn’t understand?” Here we see this not only is not true but reveals how little we know about God. There are very few things we will experience Jesus not only experienced it, but worse. The Father watched His only begotten Son die after being tortured and had to turn His back on His Son when Jesus took on our sin. Jesus was denied by His Father, deserted by His faithful (?) followers and for years treated to prejudice by the Romans in His own land. Such an example and extension of grace is profound and without faith unbelievable! And here is hope. Hope beyond hope!!!

Creeds: Statements of who God is and who we should be. This is a combination of my Hope and Grace Journals.