The King who Humbly Came
(Zec 9:9; Mt 2:1-12;)
God is high above (Mt 6:6; Job 11:8).
He is in the heaven high above and His name is also high (Ps 93:4, Ps 148:13), and
He lifts up those who lift Him up (Job 5:11).
Faith is acknowledging Him, and
The life of this faith is to lower oneself in order to lift Him up.
Humility or being humble refers to bending down to lower oneself,
While a king is on the throne high above worthy to be lifted up.
These two opposite attributes are within the Son of God, Jesus.
Adam sinned since he listened to his wife who was deceived by the serpent, to be like God (Ge 3:4).
The devil is he who attempted to lift himself above the throne in heaven, and
As a result he was cast down to Hades, waiting for the Day of Judgment (Is 14:12-15).
Though the people of Israel received
The promise given to Abraham, the "father of many nations (Ge 17:5),
God let them begin with their slavery (Ge 15:13-14) for
All men became slaves of the devil since Adam (2Pe 2:19).
For God lowers the tall and grows the low (Eze 17:24),
King Saul, because of his pride, fell from the throne (1Sa 15:30)
While David, because he remained humble until the end, rose to the throne.
On the one hand, the sanctuary where the name of the Lord God was
Reminded Israel of the prophecy of the coming of the king of glory (Ps 24:7-10; Is 9:6-7),
On the other hand, there were prophecies of the One who will descend to Hades (Is 57:9),
The King who will come lowly, riding on a donkey (Zec 9:9).
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal that He is the King who came according to the prophecies (Mt 1:1, Mt 2:1-12),
Born a baby in a barn in Bethlehem of Judea
Taking the very nature of a servant, in human likeness (Php 2:6-11),
Gentle and riding on a donkey (Mt 21:1-6).
Finally, like a sinner He died on a cross, the lowest point of the very nature God.
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Laid down His life and exalted the Father as the only Most High (Jn 10:18; Php 2:6-11);
2. Brought down Satan who tried to lift himself up (1Jn 3:8); and
3. Lifted up men who were enslaved under the devil and opened a way for them to go to the heaven above (He 2:15).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne,
Becoming the Prince and the Savior (Ac 5:31).
The Holy Spirit comes to those who welcomed and received the name Yeshua (Jn 1:12), and
Testifies that Jesus was exalted above the heavens (He 7:26).
The Christian welcomes the coming of Yeshua as the King, and
Humbly kneels before His name, for
The kingdom of heaven is only for those
Who lower themselves like little children (Mt 18:4, Mt 23:12), and
The church is the place of race to lower oneself (1Co 9:24).
Therefore, until the Lord lifts him up (Jas 4:10),
He puts every effort to be found as the humble one (Job 40:12; Php 3:9) by:
1. Bowing his head - for he is ashamed of his sin;
2. Bending his back - treating others better than himself; and
3. Bending his knees - praying to God.
O Lord,
Break off the horns of my pride (Ps 75:10) and
Let me not cause any soul to stumble (Mt 18:6) but
Rather let me humble myself and be gentle so that I may gain partners.
Amen.
