But He ascended? Now what can this, He ascended, mean but that

He had previously descended from the heights of heaven into the

depths, the lower parts of the earth?

He Who descended is the very same as He Who also has ascended

high above all the heavens, that He might fill all things, the whole

universe with His presence, from the lowest to the highest.

(Ephesians 4.9 and 10).

POINTS FOR MEDITATION AND PRAISE

1) He Who knew no sin became sin for us, so that we might become the

righteousness of God in Christ (I. Corinthians 5.21).

He entered into the fullness of human experience in order to redeem

humanity. Sorrow, grief, sadness, frustration, anger, disappointment,

being misunderstood, insulted, attacked, tortured, imprisoned and killed

were among His experiences. He conquered all of that from within and

triumphed for all of us. Please read Isaiah 53.3 and Hebrews 4.15 and

send your comments.

 2) Jesus Christ spanned the highest high and the lowest low in order to

fill the entire spectrum of human existence and experience with His

 presence, thereby redeeming it and also to redeem the whole universe

as the children of God are ultimately manifested, the entire creation will

be transformed. This will be Creation 2.0 where death, decay, despair and

destruction will be abolished. There will be no suffering, pain, illness, grief,

or distress. The whole creation will be set free from entropy. There will be

a new Space and a new earth. Please read Romans 8.17-23 and Revelation

Chapter 22, the last chapter in your Bible. Send your comments please.

HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!

PRAISE BE TO HIM FOREVER AND EVER!

Therefore, if there is any consolation

in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any

fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection

and mercy,

Fulfill my joy by being like minded,

having the same love, being of one

accord, of one mind.

Let nothing be done through selfish

ambition or conceit, but in lowliness

of mind let each esteem others better

than himself.

Let each of you look out not only for

his own interests, but also for the

interests of others.

Let this mind be in you which was also

in Christ Jesus,

Who, although being essentially one

with God and in the form of God

(possessing the fullness of the attributes

which make God Who He Is), did not

think this equality with God was a thing

to be eagerly grasped or retained,

But stripped Himself of all privileges

and rightful dignity, so as to assume

the guise of a servant, in that He became

like men and was born a human being.

And after He had appeared in human form,

He abased and humbled Himself still further

and carried His obedience to the extreme

of death, even the death of of the cross!

Therefore (because He stooped so low)

God has highly exalted Him and has

freely bestowed on Him the name that is

above every name,

That at the name of Jesus every knee must

bow, in heaven and on earth and under

the earth,

And every tongue frankly and openly confess

and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2.1-11).

POINTS FOR REFLECTION AND PRAYER

1) Jesus Christ is the One above every

name that every one will eventually worship.

2) Our attitude must be just like his.

The attitude of humility. He came down

to earth to serve. We should also put the

needs of our fellow humans first. This is

the transformed character God desires.

HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS!

For our citizenship is in heaven,

from which we also eagerly await

for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Who will transform our lowly body

that it may be conformed to His

glorious body, according to the working

by which He is able to subdue all things

to Himself.

( Philippians 3.20 and 21).

MEDITATION POINTS

Please meditate on these points:

1) Belonging to God’s Kingdom as

fellow citizens and children of God.

2) Being co-heirs with Jesus Christ.

3) Jesus Christ will transform our

bodies to be like His, full of glory

and majesty, by exerting His power

which enables Him to subdue

everything to Himself.

We were buried with Him by the baptism

into death, so that  just as Christ was raised

from the dead by the glorious power of

the Father, so we too might live and behave

in newness of life.

For if we have become one with Him by

sharing a death like His, we shall also be

one with Him in sharing His resurrection

by a new life lived for God.

We know that our old self was nailed to the cross

with Him in order that our body which is

the instrument of sin might be made

ineffective and inactive for evil, that we

no longer be slaves of sin.

For when a person dies, he or she is freed

from the power of sin.

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe

that we shall also live with Him.

( Romans 6.4-8).

Consider and pray about the following:

1) We are no longer the same person we had

been before baptism.

2) Our motivations, thoughts and actions are

now being transformed to be conformed to

the motivations, thoughts and actions of

Jesus Christ.

3) Our perspective of the world, people and

events are shaped by the Holy Spirit to be

in line with His perspective.

4) The life we live is led by the Holy Spirit.

5) We are not in charge of our life.

Jesus Christ is the Leader of our life.

6) We are no longer constrained by the

physical limits of human power and

abilities.

7) The power at work in us is the same

power which raised Jesus from the dead.

TRUE LOVE CHANGES YOUR LIFE

Your definition of love is totally transformed when you know

how great the Father, Son and Holy Spirit’s love is toward you.