Philippians 2:5-11:
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in
the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the
cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name
which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the
earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”
become servant of all, how much more should such action befit us who are of no worth, and are by nature children of sin, death and the devil!
Were we
similarly to humble ourselves, and even to go beyond Christ in
humility—a thing, however, impossible—we should do nothing
extraordinary.
Our humility would still reek of sin in comparison with His.
Suppose Christ was to humble himself in the least degree—but a
hair’s breadth, so to speak—below the most exalted angels; and suppose
we were to humble ourselves to a position a thousand times more abased
than that of the devils; yet our humility would not compare in
the least with that of Christ.
For He is an infinite blessing—God Himself—and we are but miserable creatures whose existence and life are
not for one moment secure."
Martin Luther
