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Author: Bruce Yocum, from the Servants of the Word, an international, ecumenical brotherhood of men living single for the Lord.

In the second letter to the Corinthians, it says, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Paul here tells us in different words the same truth that he spoke of in Philippians chapter two, that Christ gave up the glory, the honor, the richness that he has as God so that we might inherit that glory, honor and richness.

The Eastern church speaks of this as “divinization,” that as God in Christ shared our life, now through his humility, his suffering even to death on a cross, we can share in his divine life.

This truth could fuel our meditations for the rest of our life. For our sake, God became our servant. For our sake, God became poor. He did this so that we might share in His very nature, that we might live forever with Him.

Take time now to review the meditation on the Incarnation that you have done over this past week.

• What points most struck you, and why?
• What greater understanding of the Incarnation did you gain by prayerfully meditating on it?

Then take time to worship God, to thank Him and to glorify Him for His great love for us that is  revealed in the Incarnation.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.