Spiritual Insight: The Peculiar Politics of Christ

Dear God of downward mobility, The world tells us to climb — climb the ladder, climb the ranks, climb over whoever stands in our way. But Philippians 2 reveals a King who did the unthinkable: He climbed down. Christ Jesus, equal with God, did not cling to that privilege like a politician gripping power. Instead, He emptied Himself — the Greek word is kenosis, a complete pouring out — and took on the form of a servant.…