"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name...." (Philippians 2:9, NIV)
Two phrases in our text I made particular note of today-- "highest place," and, "above every name." First, there is just no higher place than, "the highest place." Strong's says that the Greek word translated here, "highest place," means "to exalt to the highest rank and power, to raise to supreme majesty." This is the, "place," God Our Father has given God Our Son, Jesus Christ. It really does not matter what any theologian or philosopher or talk show junkie might think and say. This is Jesus,' "Place," reserved for Jesus together with Father and the Holy Spirit. Any hint of, "highest place," for anyone or anything other than Jesus comes under judgment and condemnation. O, Earth, beware! Second, the phrase, "above every name," means more than just elevation. It means "in behalf of, for the sake of." This is Jesus' Name, "in behalf of, for the sake of" Father and Holy Spirit------ and us. If any wonder why I refer to the Name of Jesus so much it is in keeping with Father's wish, Who, "gave him the name that is above every name."
The Advent text today says that all this was given to Jesus after, "he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross!" As Micah says, Jesus is, "from the days of eternity," but He, "appeared," on that first Christmas night in our time/space world to, "seek and to save that which was lost"----- the world, you and me. And just hours before His death on the Cross, the battle in Gethsemane raged horrendous, beyond understanding. As a result of the victory which Jesus won there and later at the cross, he was, "exalted...to the highest place," and the affirmation of, "the name that is above every name."
"Oh, come let us adore Him, Christ the LORD." Why not? Everyone in Heaven is adoring Jesus, and, "the heavens declare the glory of Jesus.... Their expanse [is declaring] the work of His hands. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge." This is in agreement with today's Advent text, "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Father, in Jesus' Name----------- and I do! Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Two phrases in our text I made particular note of today-- "highest place," and, "above every name." First, there is just no higher place than, "the highest place." Strong's says that the Greek word translated here, "highest place," means "to exalt to the highest rank and power, to raise to supreme majesty." This is the, "place," God Our Father has given God Our Son, Jesus Christ. It really does not matter what any theologian or philosopher or talk show junkie might think and say. This is Jesus,' "Place," reserved for Jesus together with Father and the Holy Spirit. Any hint of, "highest place," for anyone or anything other than Jesus comes under judgment and condemnation. O, Earth, beware! Second, the phrase, "above every name," means more than just elevation. It means "in behalf of, for the sake of." This is Jesus' Name, "in behalf of, for the sake of" Father and Holy Spirit------ and us. If any wonder why I refer to the Name of Jesus so much it is in keeping with Father's wish, Who, "gave him the name that is above every name."
The Advent text today says that all this was given to Jesus after, "he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross!" As Micah says, Jesus is, "from the days of eternity," but He, "appeared," on that first Christmas night in our time/space world to, "seek and to save that which was lost"----- the world, you and me. And just hours before His death on the Cross, the battle in Gethsemane raged horrendous, beyond understanding. As a result of the victory which Jesus won there and later at the cross, he was, "exalted...to the highest place," and the affirmation of, "the name that is above every name."
"Oh, come let us adore Him, Christ the LORD." Why not? Everyone in Heaven is adoring Jesus, and, "the heavens declare the glory of Jesus.... Their expanse [is declaring] the work of His hands. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge." This is in agreement with today's Advent text, "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Father, in Jesus' Name----------- and I do! Amen.
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New Articles at: www.apf327.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
