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NASB | Philippians 2:8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 2:8 After He was found in [terms of His] outward appearance as a man [for a divinely-appointed time], He humbled Himself [still further] by becoming obedient [to the Father] to the point of death, even death on a cross. |
Subject: Christmas is Christian |
Bible Note: The following is part of something my dear wife wrote the other day. She was commenting about a movie review that had stated that "Christmas is Christian." I have her permission to share this with you all on the forum. I hope that it blesses you as it has blessed me! :-) In Him, Doc Christmas IS about Christ and yet every year I find myself taking the world's idea of what Christmas is and trying to fit Jesus into that picture. Instead of participating in Christmas traditions (shopping, decorating, etc.) while keeping Christ at the center of my focus, I find I am barely able to make room for Him. And when I lose sight of Him, I find that instead of experiencing the joy and excitement I expect to feel during the holiday season I end up feeling tired, stressed, depressed. And broke. (Did I mention broke?) Oh, yeah... and overwhelmed. Surrounded by such emotional upheaval it wouldn't be hard to wish Christmas would just "go away" as I attempt to "survive" yet another year. Think about that though. Can you imagine ...wishing my Savior had never been born?!! The thing is, I've never looked at it this way before. As with so many things He's shown me this year, my focus has all been on ME. My view has been so self-focused that when I looked to the Manger, I wasn't seeing that the God of the universe left heaven to subject Himself to an earthly realm. Or that He left eternity to submit to the constraints of time; to the very days and nights, seasons and years, that He created! I only saw that it brought heavenly blessings to MY earthly life. When I looked at His life on earth, I didn't see Him experiencing what it is to be human; to feel physical discomfort or emotional pain. I saw how the New Testament has benefitted ME and how it points the way Home for ME. When I've looked to the cross, I wasn't looking at the unimaginable suffering He willingly endured...I was too busy enjoying all the eternal benefits it brought to ME! This year, by the grace of God, I will remember that Christmas is not about ME. It is about the God who loves me so much that He temporarily came down to my realm to offer me eternal life in His. It may be clear at times and dim at others. I may only see it in bits and pieces, in the little reminders He brings when ME is blocking the view. But I won't forget the greatest gift I've ever been given. And I won't forget that without Christ there is no Christmas. |
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