A Servant to His Own Servants
by William Dyer He shall be called wonderful, Isaiah 9.6. Jesus Christ is wonderful in
His humiliation. He took upon Him the form of
a servant, Philippians 2.7. God could stoop no lower than
to become man, that he who was so high should be brought so
low, that he who was so rich should become so poor. that the
Lord of life should die, that the great God should become a
helpless babe, that the Eternal Word should not able to speak
a word, that He who made the law should be under the law,
that the Lord of heaven and earth should become a servant to His
own servants, Oh, this is the wonder of wonders! For you know
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Although He was rich for your
sake, He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become
rich. 2 Corinthians 8-9 He who was
so rich became so poor. He who was Lord of all had nothing
at all. He who made heaven and earth
had no home of his own, as he was born in another man's house,
so he was buried in another man's tomb. He who gives crowns of
glory to others had only a crown of thorns for himself. The foxes
and the fowls had more than Jesus. Foxes have dens to live in, and
birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my
own, not even a place to lay my head. Matthew 8.20 The foxes
had holes to lay their heads in, but Christ had not a place
to lay his head on. He became poor. Yes, poor indeed,
and so poor that he had not a penny. You will say that a man is very
poor, who has not a penny. Truly such a one was Christ.
He had not a penny to pay the tax until he got it out of the
fish's mouth. Go down to the lake and throw
in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish
you catch, and you will find a coin. Take the coin and pay
the tax for both of us. Matthew 17, 27. Oh, admire and wonder at this! Is not He the brightness of God,
the paradise of angels, the beauty of heaven, the Redeemer of man? the destroyer of death, the king
of saints, and that he should become so poor for us. Oh, this is wonderful and astonishing
to angels and men.