Word for the day by Christian Education Forum

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 JESUS CHRIST -THE LORD AND GOD

  Bible portion:  Phil:2: 9-11

Verse:  11  And every tongue  should openly confess that Jesus Christ is “Lord”  to the glory of the father.

  The death on the cross is the climax of Jesus's humiliation. Lord's humiliation
involved seven steps.  1.emptying Himself, 2. taking the form of a slave, 3. becoming in the likeness of men, 4. humbling Himself,  5. becoming obedient,6. Being obdient even unto death, 7. obedient unto the death on the cross.  This chapter  describes the need for confessing that Jesus  Christ is Lord,  which is to be uttered by men whether saved or not, all in heaven, earh and under the earth.  Paul is speaking of the victory of the Lord Jesus earned  through His sacrifice, the pain he endured on the cross,  bo the weight  he bore of our sin, death he suffered  that we all deserved, his obedience to the will of the Father, and that the God exalted Him to the highest place. So His name is above every name,  and at  the name of Jesus every  knee will bow, in heaven and earth and under the earth.  Every tongue  will acknowledge Jesus Christ is lord to the glory of the Father.  Servanthood ministry demonstrated by Jesus is exemplified through a paradigm of humility  towards the goal of expanding the Kingdom of God.
             Philippians 2  encourages us to live the way Christ lived. He gave His life for the glory of His Father and for the  faith and salvation of mankind. As Christians, our ultimate goal is to  become more like Him, to walk in humility to wards others, and in obedience to our hevenly  Father.   So the point to ponder ourselves is that Jesus did not exalt himself  like satan claimed himself (isaiah 14:13-14) . There was no self  elevation to the throne of majesty. But God exalted Him  because of His humility and obedience to the Father's will. God placed Jesus at the highest seat of all authority and honor, so that every knee shall bow, and acknowlede Him as Lord and God.  
              The basis of anyone confessing and acknowledging Jesus as the Lord, is His exaltation   and  the authority given to Him by Father.  This is the very foundation of our preaching and evangelism.

Prayer
 Lord Jesus You are exalted and given the name above all names, all authority in heaven , earth and under the earth. Accept these your servants  to be worthy enough to  acknowledge and   praise you as our Lord and master. We pray in the one and only precious name of our Lord Jesus . Amen.

Thought for the Day
 We bow before him and acknowledge Him  as our Lord and God
because  He is not the Lord of the past, but He is lord of the present and future.
 
Dr. John K. Thomas  Tabor MTC, NY

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