18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
- Matthew 1:18-19
This is a humility to be emulated. That Christ, God Himself, came down in the form of man to be birthed in a manger, and to die a criminal’s death.
Yet in these 2 verses we see another dimension of His humility that is not often thought of when we consider the humility of Christ. That Christ, in His glory, not only humbled Himself in the form of man and in a manger, but He humbled Himself in such a manner that Joseph would want to divorce the mother, Mary, quietly. And for what reason? Precisely because Mary had a child that Joseph was unaware of. Oh that Christ, in His glory not only humbled Himself as a human, but came down of an even lowlier disposition. That Christ, our Savior-King, our Messiah, our Lord and Master would come down and perceived even as a bastard child.
How far this was from the truth… A Savior was born.
Christ, You truly were humble. Teach me to be the same Lord.
soli Deo gloria.
