Prerogatives Put Aside

For he, who had always been God by nature, did not cling to his prerogatives as God's equal,
(Philippians 2:6, Phillips)

Good Morning!

Currently, rain and baseball seem to be the constants of our life, which frequently merge together to provide some challenging moments. Baseball in the rain is a whole different game than in the sun. Of course, we attend the games, rain or shine, for the sake of the players.

The Apostle Paul delineated that Christ Jesus put aside his divine prerogatives for the sake of each individual of humanity:

For he, who had always been God by nature:

The Gospel of John explained the identity of Christ Jesus.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life,
and that life was the light of men.
(John 1:1-4, NIV)

Jesus revealed the glory He put aside for humanity’s sake.
And now, Father,
bring me into the glory
we shared before the world began.
(John 17:5, NLT)

The author of Hebrews confirmed that the nature of Jesus
never did and never will altar or change.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,
today,
and forever.
( Hebrews 13:8, NKJ)

Did not cling to his prerogatives as God's equal:
Jesus stepped out of the divine heavenly realm to join humanity. He came to serve and save humanity.

Christ Jesus put aside His divine prerogatives for all of humanity.
Put aside time to give thanks to Christ and celebrate! Christ Jesus came for you!
Choose to put prerogatives aside to serve humanity for the sake of Christ Jesus.

Learning with you to put prerogatives aside to serve,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)