Meditation For This Week of Advent

I've been spending part of this week thinking about what BB Warfield said concerning Christ's incarnation. Specifically, the example our Lord set when He walked among us.

The closest Christ came to receiving the honor that was due him occured during His "Triumphal Entry" the week before He died. As God incarnate He should have been greeted everywhere with prostrate worshippers and cries of joy. Instead, He constantly dealt with doubters and second guessers. For 33 years He denied what was His due to serve and not to be served.

Let me meditate on Christ's example of self denial and service to others.

Let me also meditate on why Christ denied Himself for 33 years (an entire "human lifetime" in those days.) It was for my sake.

Christ's death on the cross paid for the sins that I commited, that were imputed to Him. This saved me from the penalty of the law, but it wouldn't get me into heaven. Only perfect obedience to the law would do that. So Christ came not only to die for my sake, but to live for it. My sins became His, His obedience became mine.

Let me also meditate on why I should deny myself: for the sake of others and not myself.