Trace the path of this Savior, the God who swapped heavenly royalty for earthly poverty. His bed became, at best, a borrowed pallet – and usually the hard earth. He was dependent on handouts for His income. He was sometimes so hungry He would eat raw grain or pick fruit off a tree.
He knew what it meant to have no home. He was ridiculed. His neighbors tried to lynch Him. Some called Him a lunatic. His family tried to confine Him to their house. His friends weren’t always faithful to Him.
He was accused of a crime He never committed. Witnesses were hired to lie. The jury was rigged. A judge swayed by politics handed down the death penalty. They killed Him.
And why? Because of the gift that only He could give.
I want to know Christ and the power that raised Him from the dead. I want to share in His sufferings and become like Him in His death.
Phillipians 3:10
We serve an incredible God – He blesses us continuously, in ways we’ll never understand – Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your amazing grace …