Philippians 2:5-11

Philippians 2:5-11 
English Standard Version (ESV) 

  It's so easy to forget that little phrase from verse 6:  though he was in the form of God.  We forget what Jesus was before he came to earth in human form.  Jesus was God, dwelling in the throne room, surrounded by the saints and angels in the fullness of the glory of God.  Jesus voluntarily chose to leave that behind and walk in the dusty roads of the Middle East, walking and talking with the poorest and most vulnerable people in society, in the desperate hope that they might turn from ignorance and sin to worship God Almighty, hoping that they, too, might join the throneroom of God. 
  God left this behind for Peter and for Paul and for you and for me.  Jesus chose to come to earth and suffer at the hands of humans, enduring a humiliating death so that your sins might be forgiven and you might be set free.  God loves you enough to leave the best behind to seek you out -- you are the lost sheep, and God is the shepherd who endures the rain and the wind to seek you out so that you might be saved.