Hebrews 2:9 but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
Jesus didn't have to die. Jesus didn't even have to be born in a stinking cave and walk around dusty roads for 30-some years. He was sitting at the right hand of God through all eternity, in all comfort. He didn't have to do any of it. For a little while he was made lower than angels. Why?
So that he might taste death for everyone. So that we could be baptized into his death and resurrection. So that we could live. So that we could have eternal life, the life of the ages, the life that God intended for us but we mess up over and over with sin. The how of it all gets very confusing at times. But don't let the how confuse the facts: Jesus lowered himself and humbled himself so you could live. That's it. Enjoy the gift of life.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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