Our Savior

Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness.
Open my eyes; let me see.
Beauty that makes this heart adore you, hope of a life spent with You.

King of all days, oh so highly exalted, glorious in heaven above.
Humbly You came to the earth You created.
All for love's sake became poor.

I'll never know how much it cost, to see my sin upon that cross.

-author unknown (to me)

I feel like when we take communion, we should be thinking about everything He did for us, not just the climax of what He did for us. He was in heaven, exalted on high. And then He came down here, making Himself susceptible to pain, suffering, sin, disease, illness, evil, and temptation. It wasn't a walk in the park. We are saved not just because He sacrificed His life that day, but because He sacrificed His life everyday. He was a living sacrifice. He was completely submitted to the Father to be used to get the job done. He was faithful everyday, even to the point of death..."even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:8).