Divine Exchange
We all know the story of “The Prince and the Pauper”, where the kingly prince found a poor person who looked like him, and they then came up with the idea to exchange roles and experience each other’s way of life.
This is what Jesus did for us in real life!
2 Corinthians 8:9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Jesus made the decision to exchange the glory in heaven, where He was loved and held in the highest honour, for the life of a poor man here on earth. Even though He knew that this life would end in the most horrific death possible for a man to experience; even though He knew that He would be ridiculed, persecuted, hunted down and accused of all kinds of wrong-doing while completely innocent.
Why?
Because God needed to show us that He wants a personal one-to-one relationship with each one of us, and the only way to demonstrate what this looked like, was to become one of us. (John 3:16)
Because now in Jesus we have a High Priest (Who, having lived among us, totally understands what we have to face every day), advocating for us in heaven, countering the devil’s accusations against us. (Heb 4:15)
Because He could only die as a human being, and by dying and His resurrection break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. (Heb 2:14)
How great is His love for us!
Points to Ponder:
This week, think about how our day-to-day living can show Him how much we appreciate what He has done for us!
Priscilla Koeglenberg
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