In his letter to the brethren at Philippi (Philippians 1:1), the apostle Paul describes Jesus descent from the heights of glory to the depths of shame and agony and back again (Philippians 2:5-11).<\/p>\n
For a few moments of time, let us think about the following thoughts regarding our Lord:<\/p>\n
From the Scriptures, we learn that Christ is the eternal Creator and Lord of all existence (John 1:1-3; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:12-16), exalted infinitely above earths foulness and decay (Acts 2:32-33; Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 2:9). He is the source of life, with myriads of angels to sing His praises and do His bidding (Hebrews 1).<\/p>\n
Yet, the Creator of the universe, was motivated by a selfless and committed love for our lost human race.<\/p>\n
So much so, that:<\/p>\n
\nHe humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross<\/strong> (Philippians 2:8).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Think of the fact that our Lord willingly came to this sphere of sin, being born in a manger [scroll down to image] where food for cattle was stored a place full of stench producing odors (Luke 2:10-12).<\/p>\n
After He grew to manhood, He endured homelessness (Matthew 8:20). When He was thirsty, He asked an adulteress for water (John 4:7-18). When He was weary, He fell asleep in a boat on a storm-tossed sea (Mark 4:37-38).<\/p>\n
Our sinless Lord was adored by the multitudes one day (Matthew 21:9), and then not too long after, was wrongly condemned as a criminal (Matthew 26:57-60; Mark 14:53-65), dying on a Roman cross in excruciating pain (Matthew 27:34-35; Mark 15:24-25; Luke 23:34-38; John 19:13-30) .<\/p>\n
We ask, What is the distance from Gods throne of splendor down to the abyss of Calvarys cross?<\/p>\n
In his hymn, At Calvary, William R. Newell succinctly answers our question with these words:<\/p>\n
\nO the love that drew salvations plan!
O the grace that brought it down to man!
O the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary.<\/p>\nMercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty,
At Calvary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nBrethren and friends, thats the distance from Gods throne to Calvary!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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