Philippians 2:8-11 (ESV)
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
God left heavens splendor for the death on the cross. Those who identify as Christians recognize the above text as a major confession of our faith. We admit and confess that Jesus is the Lord. We admit that Jesus is the One we bow our knees. The world is always kneeling to worship something. We worship and bow our knees to Jesus, the Lord of the universe. Others bow their knees to finances, to position, to power, to fame, to anything that shines. The fact that God sent His Son to die for us as a servant, as a slave, humiliated on a cross, does not make sense for the God of the universe. We worship the King. He came as a slave. He died as a criminal. He rose as a victor.
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