Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Philippians 2:6-8 (NLT)
He came as a baby. He was born in basically a barn; laying in a feed trough where animals drooled. You can't get much more base than that. Yet, he was God. He gave up living like God, he gave up being divine, so we could live. What a sacrifice. And knowing this, I still sometimes think I should have it better than I do. I sometimes act entitled. What is wrong with me?
Maybe this Christmas I need to pray for the humility of Christ.