Kenosis of Christ


Living Water (Watercolor and Watercolor Pencil on Paper)  

Whether it is editing a Bible Study to prepare it for publishing, or exegeting (interpreting or expounding upon) Philippians 2 in order to preach on it Sunday, I have been swimming in the waters of Philippians all week.  As such, I think it is fitting for today’s devotional to be on Philippians.  Please forgive the use of the Greek word kenosis in the title of this devotional.  I just like the alliterative sound that “Kenosis of Christ” has.  Kenosis literally translates “to empty.”  In Philippians, specifically Chapter 2 verse 7, It says that Jesus “emptied himself” for our sake.  What a beautiful picture of the incredible love of God and a call to action for us to be about the work of living lives for God and for others.


Jesus

Our Rescuer

Because You are God

Because of Your Love

You Came Among Us

You Emptied Yourself

You Poured Yourself Out For Our Sake

You Willingly Moved into Our Barrio

You Met us Where We Are

Living With Us and For Us

You Modeled How We Are To Live

Teaching, Healing, Loving

You Showed us the Essence and Way of God

You Willingly Gave Yourself Up For Us

Even To Die a Horrific Death

Yet This Was Not the Final Word

As You Rose from the Dead 

You Showed us What Is to Come

You Returned to the Heavenly Realm

And Now We Know that Jesus, YHWH, God in the Flesh

Has Lived Among Us

Fully Human, Fully God

We Call You Lord, Sovereign One

Lord of the Cosmos

Lord of Our Lives

And Now the Spirit Breathes, Moves and Dwells Among Us

Nudging, Whispering, Guiding, Directing

Because of Your Love May We See Your image in Us

Because of Your Love May we Love One Another 

Because of Your Love May We Love You

Because of Your Love May We Care for Creation

May our Lives be Perpetually Filled by Your Love and Presence

So that We Can Continually Pour Them Out for the Sake of Others


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