Day 26 - 27th March: From the squalor

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Philippians 2:5-11 (Verse 7 below)
Rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.

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​Sharon chose this as it summed up the whole Christmas story and is pertinent to Easter as we see in verse 3.
It is sometimes easy to take sections of the Bible that inspired the festivals of Lent, Christmas and Easter out of the bigger picture.  And whilst they’re all important in their own right, it is important to sometimes step back and reflect on how it all links together. 
Without Jesus’ miraculous birth at Christmas, there would be no Jesus to be tempted in the wilderness at Lent.  Without the temptation at Lent, there would be no sinless saviour to die for us on Good Friday.  Without the death on Good Friday, there’s no resurrection on Easter Sunday.  And without the Ascension, there’s no mediator for us in Heaven, sat at the right hand of the Father. 
Use the song to pause and reflect on how it all knits together so beautifully to save us.