"He might never rise almightily from the time that He was fallen into the Maiden's womb, till his body was slain and dead, He yielding the soul into the Father's hands with all Mankind for whom He was sent."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 51)
Christ gave up all His rights and privileges as God to take on human flesh and become a man. He chose to be in a human body permanently, chose to humble Himself to the point of servanthood. For He came to serve us, not to be served. He came to give His life for us, not to demand we give our lives for Him. The King of all creation was born as a helpless baby. And He remained without power in Himself throughout His life, fully relying on the power of His Father to work through Him. He never acted in an 'Almighty' way but chose to be vulnerable and limited, just as any human is. He experienced what it means to be human to the fullest extent, taking on our human nature fully, so that He could heal it from inside out.
Everything we had done wrong, Jesus went through and did right. And through His union with us He brought us with Him as He went through human experience. His obedience became our obedience. His faith in the Father became our faith. He endured even unto death, and His endurance became our endurance. His death to sin became our death. He delivered Himself to God His Father, yielding His soul into the Father's hands, along with all mankind! When Christ gave His spirit into the hands of the Father, He gave all of humanity into the Father's hands, as well! We have been committed and entrusted into the Father's hands by Christ Himself. We are set apart to God. We are given to God. Wayward Humanity has been returned to the God it belongs with!
But we see Jesus, who for a short time was made lower than the angels. This was so that, by God’s grace, he could die [taste death] for everyone. And now, because he suffered and died, he is wearing a crown of [crowned with] glory and honor. [Jesus fulfills humanity’s destiny: to be crowned with glory and honor.]
Hebrews 2:9 (EXB)
A Prayer: Your kindness, humility and self-giving love are the most beautiful thing in the world!