Philippians 2:8-11 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (9) Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: (10) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (11) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
We spoke of Jesus humbling Himself recently and today we see in his humility,
He became obedient. He was obedient unto God, the Father. He was obedient unto
a covenant, a promise, that was made even before the foundation of the world
that at the appointed time He would come into the world to die for His people.
We hear the verse often that was spoken to Joseph, "And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins." (Matthew 1:21) This was in accordance to the
promise made. He humbled Himself unto dying for His people to save us from our
sins.
He finished the work for which He came to do. In His perfect obedience the
Father has highly exalted Him. Christ Jesus humbled Himself and became
obedient. What a glorious example has been given to us by the very Son of God!
"Wherefore (because of) God also hath highly exalted Him, and given
Him a name which is above every name." There are many names in the world
today, if mentioned, you would immediately know who the person was and what
he/she had accomplished. I'm not going to mention any particular names because
this writing is about our precious Lord.
"There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved." He accomplished that when He laid down His life on the cross,
shedding His own precious blood to save a wretch like me. When we are
brought to the realization of the finished work of Jesus Christ, there should
be an action of humbling ourselves before Him. The name of the Lord Jesus
Christ should be so precious to us that we never utter it without a sense of
honor and praise unto Him. We often hear His name thrown around as a slur,
sometimes as a curse word, sometimes just uttered without a single thought of
Who He is and what He has done. This should not be so.
God has declared that name to be the most revered and honored name ever
proclaimed. God, the Father, has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. Our
declaration should be to that end. We should always speak His name in honor and
glory. I know when we enter heaven, we will fall on our knees before Him
and join the Angels' song of " Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which
was, and is, and is to come." We can have a foretaste of glory
divine now as we give honor and praise unto the Lamb of God, slain from before
the foundation of the world. May we humble ourselves in service to our Lord.