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Mystery of All Mysteries, February 4
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.
Philippians 2:6-8
.
Christ was Himself without spot or stain of sin, but having taken the
nature of man, He was exposed to the fiercest assaults of the enemy, to his
sharpest temptations, to the keenest of sorrow. He suffered being tempted.
He was made like unto His brethren, that He might show that through the
grace given, humanity could overcome the temptations of the enemy....
Listen to His words, “Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written
of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart”
(
Psalm 40:7, 8
). Who is it that thus announces His purpose of coming to
this earth? Isaiah tells us: “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace” (
Isaiah 9:6
).
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.... All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the
light of men.” “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (
John
1:1-3, 14
)....
“Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was
manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto
the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” “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.” “... Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature” (
1 Timothy 3:16
;
Philippians 2:9-11
;
Colossians 1:14, 15
).
The incarnation of Christ is the mystery of all mysteries.
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