PROCLAMATION
“Therefore
God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every
name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth
and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God, The Father.” Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words
were written by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of
God, to the believers in the church at Philippi. Paul began this
second chapter by encouraging them to have the same mindset as Jesus, The
Christ. (Philippians 2:1-5) He reminded them that Christ left heaven
and came down to earth, took on human form, humbled himself, and was obedient
to the will of God, including dying on the cross. (Philippians
2:6-8) It was because of this that God exalted Him to the highest
possible place and made His name more important than every other
name. There will come a day when every knee shall bow and every
tongue shall confess that Jesus, The Christ, is Lord of all.
APPLICATION
Our
salvation is based upon our belief in Jesus, The Christ, The Son of God, and
His earthly birth, life, death, burial, and resurrection. (John
3:16) He has been exalted to the highest place and now sits at the
right hand of God, The Father. (Mark 16:19, Luke 22:69, Acts 2:33, and Hebrews
12:2) The day is coming when everyone will know that He is The
Lord. Believers will bow to Him out of love and respect, others will
bow out of fear and trembling. Everyone will not be saved, but
everyone will know that He is Lord. (Matthew 7:21-23) Only those of us
who believe in Him will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
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