The Humble King - December 16
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 16 December 2018
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
As we end our week looking to Jesus, today we’ll explore one of my favorite aspects of his nature: his humility. Jesus, the King of all the earth, the one who has every reason to boast and show his power, chooses the path of humility, of submission, of lowering himself. We have so much to learn from this beautiful King. It is my hope that you are encouraged and challenged today. But also that your heart is burst open and flooded with worship at the beauty of our Jesus.
Our Scripture for today comes from Philippians 2:5-7, and today's worship is Prince of Heaven by Hillsong Worship.
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| 0:00.0 | As we end our week looking to Jesus, today we'll explore one of my favorite aspects of his nature, his humility. |
| 0:18.4 | Jesus, the king of all the earth, the one who has every reason to boast and show his power, |
| 0:24.7 | chooses the path of humility, of submission, of lowering himself. We have so much to learn from this beautiful king. |
| 0:28.2 | It's my hope that you're encouraged and challenged today, |
| 0:31.8 | but also that your heart is burst open and flooded with worship |
| 0:35.9 | at the beauty of our Jesus. |
| 0:38.2 | Welcome to the First of Teen Podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Philippians 2 verses 5 through 7. |
| 0:55.0 | Paul writes, have this mind among yourselves which is yours in Christ Jesus, |
| 1:02.0 | who though he was in the form of God did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
| 1:09.0 | but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. |
| 1:15.0 | There has never been a greater depth of humility than what we find in Jesus. Here was a man marked by astonishing |
| 1:26.6 | sacrifice. He lived an utter devotion to God the Father and us his undeserving people. |
| 1:34.8 | Philippians to 5 through 7 says, |
| 1:38.0 | Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though you was in the form of God, to not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
| 1:48.0 | but emptying himself by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. |
| 1:56.7 | Jesus became a servant so we could be made sons and daughters. He took on flesh that our flesh might find true redemption. |
| 2:07.0 | He emptied himself of that which he was rightfully owed, that we might receive grace upon grace, which we've done nothing |
| 2:16.8 | to deserve. |
| 2:20.0 | The coming of Christ we celebrate at Christmas is entirely descriptive of the heart of God. |
| 2:27.5 | Just as Jesus came to make away from us, he comes still. Just as Jesus came that fateful day millennia ago, |
| 2:36.0 | he comes to meet with us still. |
| 2:40.0 | And just as the world received its greatest gift in Jesus, we still find in the presence of God our greatest gift on a daily basis. |
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