"He Came From Heaven To Earth..."

How many of you like to move?  Most of us are like, "NO WAY!" or "FGEDDABOUDIT!"

We're moving.  Yep, we're boxing up all the stuff we're going to keep and putting it either in our garage or on a trailer, cuz' over the next couple weeks we're supposed to move into a different house.

Most of us, if we're honest, like things to stay the same.  But there seems to be just one thing we can be sure of in this world: things will change.  You'll be in a different grade this year with different teachers...your old computer won't run your new programs...your old x box won't play your new games...your little teeth will fall out and your big teeth will grow in, and then those teeth will eventually fall out as well, and the dentist will give you some teeth that aren't yours.  Oh yes, things are changin' all the time.

There are changes that make us feel good: we get bigger and stronger.  But there are some changes that are just hard to swallow: friends move away, loved ones get sick and sometimes people that are close to us die.  Oh yes, even things that are important change.

Some of the kids at camp were singing the song "Lord I Lift Your Name On High."  And I got to thinking,  "Wow, Jesus went through unbelievable change:  1) He came from Heaven to Earth to show us the way, 2) from the Earth to the cross, our debt to pay, 3) from the cross to the grave, 4) from the grave to the skies..."

How did He deal with these huge changes?  Read Philippians 2:6-11.  First, Jesus didn't grasp what He was; instead He became all that God had in mind for Him.  


Second, He came to serve.  He found the work God had prepared for Him, and He did it to the glory of God.


Third, He obeyed God no matter what it cost.  Don't forget; Jesus' obedience cost Him His life!


Finally, He trusted God, the Father, to reach down and take Him out of "the grave" and exalt Him to "the skies".  Was God faithful?  You better believe it!  The Bible says that we will all bow before Jesus and say that He is Lord.


Philippians 2:5 says that I should let Jesus' mind be my mind!  Hey, cool, huh?  Moving is a good chance for me to try out becoming more like Jesus! 


Let's have a good prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You for showing us the way to go through changes.  Things change so much, Lord!
We give You permission not only to show us how to go through change, but to live Your life out through ours.  Sooooo that as things change around us, we can impact the world for You to Your glory.


Proud of you,
Pastor Wilson