When we consider Jesus’ life, it’s easy to gloss over his birth and jump straight to his death and resurrection. But it’s worth remembering that his journey to bring us salvation began in an extraordinary way.

Dennis Fisher writes in today’s Our Daily Bread devotional of the remarkable itinerary Jesus followed during his earthly mission:

Imagine this itinerary of our Savior, Jesus Christ: Place of originthe heavenly places; Initial destinationBethlehem; Mode of travelthe virgin birth; Reason for travelthe redemption of sinners; Return destinationthe right hand of the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11 eloquently describes Christs coming to earth to provide our redemption. One Bible commentator considers this passage a hymn of praise to the glory of the Suffering Servant who became exalted for His obedience: Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, . . . humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death . . . . Therefore God also has highly exalted Him (vv.5-9).

Our Lords extraordinary itinerary of redemption should fill our hearts with gratitude and praise!

Read the rest of the devotional at odb.org.

By: Chris. This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 11:47 am and is filed under Devotional, Jesus, Ministry. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.