He Humbled Himself

"but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross."
Philippians 2:7‭-‬8 NKJV

He made Himself of no reputation. The Lord put your needs before His Own. Jesus Christ, our Living God, selflessly gave Himself as a sinless sacrifice—for all of mankind. More importantly, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross—for you.

The Amplified Version expounds on Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ like so, “But stripped Himself [of all privileges and rightful dignity], so as to assume the guise of a servant (slave), in that He became like men and was born a human being.” The Lord selflessly stripped Himself and served. He was stripped so that we might have life. He humbled Himself so that we might be made whole. ‭‭

While we were yet sinners—He loved us. Hallelujah! The New Living Translation puts it this way, “Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,” Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬. He humbled Himself, became obedient unto death—so that we might have eternal life.

In fact, the New Living Translation expounds on Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ in the following manner, “He humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.” He died as a criminal so that we might be set free. In fact, under the law, we were criminals. Yet Christ took on the penalty of death and shame of the cross so that you might be set free.