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From Majesty to Poverty

Jesus came from majesty in heaven as the humble ruler and governor of all things to live the life of a humble and obedient servant on earth. He had to depend on the spirit of the Father to live a godly life and form a perfect character.

The word of God records this amazing love and condescension of Jesus in chapter 52 and 53 of Isaiah. He came to a people that should have accepted Him but instead they despised Him because they despised the attitude and character in which He came. He had no wealth or physical beauty as to attract the masses and only by way of His perfect character could a person discern His heavenly origin.

Though tempted and assailed by the enemy of souls constantly, He refused to relinquish the character of His Father. Jesus suffered physical anguish by the hands of those that crucified Him and mental anguish because the people He came to save rejected Him. On our behalf, Jesus battled the enemy of souls and won the victory. He won the right to save whosoever He wills. His will is to save all that come to Him in faith and believe that He is the Messiah that saves from sin and by His grace imparts power that enables a person to live a righteous life.

The Story of Christ according to Isaiah the prophet

Isaiah 52:13–15 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Isaiah 53:1-12 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.