And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:8 NKJV
How wonderful to have seen the One whom we are called to worship at the right hand of God, as man going down and down till He had taken the cup of wrath; and then raised up because He went so low, God saying He was to be crowned with honor and glory (Heb. 2:9).
Paul had seen this Christ in glory. By faith in Him he was brought into God’s presence, and could stand there in the righteousness of God. It is as if God is saying, “I will show you the sort of favor with which I grace the people I love. Look at My beloved Son: He went down to the bottom to meet My righteousness, and now He is crowned with honor and glory at My right hand; see if I do not bless the people that are in Him in just the same way.” They are “graced in the Beloved.”
What a difference between a man walking in darkness and a man standing in the broad daylight of God’s presence, having been given Christ for righteousness, and being a part of the heavenly Bride. Those who know Christ see such a fullness and freshness in His love that the very thought of Him sets all the affections in movement. And when it is the question of what there is in Him, I find the tenth part has not been told me.
How wonderful that love made manifest
In Thee—its fullness told! so that the heart,
Touched by Thy kindness, finds in Thee its rest,
And lost in Thee, adoring, knows its part;
There to our hearts Thy rich unmeasured grace,
And love’s full fountain more and more revealed,
Call forth from every mouth Thine endless praise,
And willing lips their heart-felt homage yield.