December 15th-Thou didst leave Thy Throne (Verses 1 and 2)

Thou didst leave Thy Throne

Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown,
When Thou camest to earth for me;
But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room
For Thy holy nativity.

O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

Heaven’s arches rang when the angels sang,
Proclaiming Thy royal degree;
But of lowly birth didst Thou come to earth,
And in great humility.

I simply can’t imagine what it “cost” Jesus to leave His heavenly throne and to take on the confinements of flesh- the flesh of a baby.  A baby-child-man born for the sole purpose of living out a perfect life and dying a substitutionary death so that there could be a home in our hearts. Philippians 2:6-11;

^“6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, ⁷ but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. ⁸ Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹ For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Jesus willing humbled Himself in the incarnation, in all the suffering and in the faith of obedience to death.  He chose all of this for the sake of love and the righteous requirements of God…for relationship. The humility is astounding.  The “cost” is immeasurable.  Praise you Lord. Praise You! Make your life at home in my heart…there is more than enough room for You, may it be all for You!