The Humiliation

I was struck by the following quote regarding Christ's humiliation.

"What Jesus gave up in coming to earth was immense. From a position of "equality with God," which entailed the immediate presence of the Father and the Holy Spirit as well as the continuous praise of the angels, he came to earth, where he had none of these. The magnitude of what he gave up is beyond our power even to imagine, for we have never seen what heaven is like. When we arrive there, we will probably be overwhelmed by the splendor of what he left. He who became a pauper was the highest prince.

Even if Christ had come to the highest splendor that earth could afford, the descent would still have been immense. The greatest of riches, the highest of honors in any court, would be nothing compared to the conditions he left. But it was not to the highest of huamn circumstances that he came. Rather he took the form of a servant, a slave...." (Ericksons theology, 788)

Think about it. What must heaven be like? How much Christ gave up in the humiliation. Bring on heaven.