Monday, September 7, 2009

Devo #12 One Faith: We Believe in Jesus Christ

Fred's Devo #12: One Faith: "Jesus Christ, Fully Human and Fully Divine"

As we continue on the topic of one faith, from Ephesians 4: 5, the fourth plank of the InterVarsity basis of faith is:

"We believe in Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who lived as a perfect example who assumed the
judgement due sinners by dying in our place, and who was bodily raised from the deand and ascended as Savior
and Lord."

Phillipians 2:6-11 (NLT) makes it plain:

6"You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.

7 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,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor
and gave him the name above all other names,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father."

Prayer: Jesus thank you for humbling yourself in order to come to earth in the form of a man to save me!

Help me to follow your example and walk a life obedience and Christian humility.

In Jesus Name, Amen.