The Most Remarkable Characteristic

Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of our God is his willingness to condescend to us. Out of love for his people he will bestow the most unexpected gifts and take the most unexpected actions—even ones that seem far below the dignity of a God who is “holy, holy, holy” (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8). We see this most notably in the willingness of Jesus to take on human flesh and then to humble himself “by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8).