Royal Intervention

Jesus, most desired of women,

Carpenter from Galilee,

You did not seek men’s recognition,

But gladly chose humility.

Back in eons past, I’m sure,

A solemn dialogue took place,

In which you volunteered to go

And save the sin-sick human race.

You knew you had to take some measures.

This called for royal intervention.

“Father, I’ll go down to them. 

I’ll condescend to their dimension.

“My glory they could not withstand,

So I’ll take on their human form.

I’ll choose a life of limitations

And leave your dwelling to be born.

“Father, I will leave My throne

And set aside my majesty.”

The King of kings was not afraid

To downgrade temporarily.

Sinless, yet sinners’ closest friend.

No crown, and yet the King of kings.

Though weak, the Holy Spirit flowed

Through every fiber of His being. 

Familiar with each temptation known,

He felt just how we feel down here.

He stepped into the battle zone

Without a second thought or fear.

His ways are most mysterious!

It’s not for us to know the “why.”

I guess when burning love takes over,

You’ll even give your very life.

It was no easy undertaking,

But messy, even inconvenient.

Yet Christ did face the task at hand,

With His Father in full agreement.

-- Charity Lacroix

Scripture Quotation: 

"In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!" (Php 2:5-8)

"He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him." (Isa 59:16)

"The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.'" (Luk 7:34)

"'This man was handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.'" (Act 2:23)

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (Joh 15:13)

"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" (Rom 11:33)

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." (Deu 29:29)

Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, NIV, copyright Zondervan. "It Is Finished" painting © 2019 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist.  Please visit his site inspired-art.com.

Author's note: The poems in this blog were written by my children, ages fourteen through twenty-one . The Why This Blog post explains how the Lord inspired these poems in answer to a prayer during illness. I also recommend visiting my children's blog, A Brush with Life, where you will also find beautiful art they have drawn for the glory of God. You can access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Jesus? 
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe. Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.