Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word name.
Reading
Philippians 2:9-11—The Exaltation of Christ
Keys for kids
- Jesus has the most important name.
- Jesus’s name calls us to worship him.
- Everyone will eventually bow their knee to Jesus.
Questions
- Why was Jesus exalted?
- How was Jesus exalted by God, the Father?
- How is Jesus exalted by you?
Notes
Christ—the eternal Son of God—died a painful, unfair, agonizing, obedient death. For us—us Christians. But He didn’t stay dead! He didn’t stay dead!
Because Jesus emptied Himself and died an obedient death, God raised Him from the dead and raised Him up to the very highest place. Hughes notes that Paul says literally “Therefore God super-exalted him” (v. 9a). Christ received the highest exaltation. This is incomprehensible. It is in a class by itself.
Ellsworth comments that having completed the work of redemption on the cross and having risen from the dead, the Lord Jesus ascended to the Father in heaven (Acts 1:1–11), where he now reigns in exaltation. The Father has given him ‘the name which is above every name’ (v. 9). Debate swirls around this name, but this is beyond debate: every knee is going to bow in submission before the exalted Christ and every tongue is going to confess that he is Lord of all.
If you have never bowed your knee before this exalted Jesus, do it. Do it today. Do it now. Everyone will. But, for some, it will be a forced kneeling that comes too late and brings no wonder, joy, or eternal glory.
And if you have bowed your knee before Him, then exalt Him. Exalt Him—you have in yourself the mind of Christ
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 22e, 10a
Prayer
- Pray that you will exalt Jesus as you live for Him.
- Pray for the hearing of God’s word preached this Sunday.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.