Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God a treasure to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of a cross. Therefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Phil. 2:5-11
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would remember the Lord by selecting hymns and offering praises for the Lord’s person, human living, suffering, death, exaltation, and glorification (Phil. 2:5-11; Hymns, #86).
Hymns, #86, stanza 1
Though Thou art God, most glorious, high,
Thou in the flesh to us came nigh,
A lowly man become thereby;
Lord, I remember Thee!
Glory divine was put away
Under the tent of flesh to stay,
No outward beauty to display;
Lord, I remember Thee!…Fourth, we need to remember the Lord’s exaltation, including His ascension and glorification. Our remembrance of the Lord consists basically around these four major points: His person, His living, His suffering and death, and His ascension and glorification. We remember the Lord for the things that transpired in the past, and we look forward to His coming back, which is something in the future. There are other items that are included in these major points; for example, the Lord’s name is included in His exaltation, and His being the eternal Savior is included in His person. Furthermore, there are many small items, such as the Lord’s humility, the Lord’s washing His disciples’ feet, and the Lord’s appearing to Mary. Nonetheless, there are four major points: first, the Lord’s person; second, the Lord’s human living, including all of His situations; third, the Lord’s death; and fourth, the Lord’s exaltation. (Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1952, vol. 1, “Guidelines for the Lord’s Table Meeting and the Pursuit in Life,” ch. 4)
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