Though he was rich,
yet for your sake he became poor.|
—2 Corinthians 8:9
Jesus’ sacrifice wasn’t only in what he gave, but also in what he gave up.
He gave up heaven for earth, divinity for humanity, a throne for a cross, and wealth for poverty.
Here are words that should bring us to our knees: “You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Cor 8:9).
None was richer than he. None became poorer than he. All of that so that we might become rich.
Read slowly.
Drink deeply.
Pray thankfully.
He became unimaginably poor
to make us unimaginably rich.