Flesh Among Us

Philippians 2:5-9

In Philippians 2, Paul gives us a picture of Christ in the flesh that is compelling, humbling, and perplexing. The Philippian passage states several issues that Jesus learned that are common for humans - obedience, suffering, poverty, and humility. By taking on human flesh, Jesus faced human struggles as a man (temptation and the Garden) and not as God. Scriptures tell us that He learned obedience even though He was God’s Son (Heb. 5:8). By learning obedience, Jesus became perfect and the author of eternal life (Heb. 5:9).  

Hebrews tells us that “he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him “ (Heb. 5:9b). This calls us to Christlikeness - the essence of Holiness. When we learn from Jesus’ perfect example, we are being conformed into His likeness. Let us have this mind in us which is also in Christ Jesus.