the risen One, the crowned One, the almighty One, must come, and live in
the individual members. But we can not expect this except as we die with
Him. I referred to the tree grown so high and beautiful, with its roots
every day for a hundred years in the grave in which the acorn died.
Children of God, we must go down deeper into the grave of Jesus. We must
cultivate the sense of impotence, and dependence, and nothingness, until
our souls walk before God every day in a deep and holy trembling. God keep
us from being anything. God teach us to wait on Him, that He may work in us
all He wrought in His Son, till Christ Jesus may live out His life in us!
For this may God help us!




CHRIST'S HUMILITY OUR SALVATION.

VII.

_Philippians 2: 5-8_.--"_Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
Jesus. He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of
the cross_."


All are familiar with this wonderful passage. Paul is speaking about one
of the most simple, practical things in daily life,--humility; and in
connection with that, he gives us a wonderful exhibition of divine truth.
In this chapter we have the eternal Godhead of Jesus--He was in the form of
God, and one with God. We have His incarnation--He came down, and was found
in the likeness of man. We have his death with the atonement--He became
obedient unto death. We have His exaltation--God hath highly exalted Him.