Humility is peculiarly the way of God. Indeed, if it were not, how could any relation subsist between Him and His creatures? Neither men nor angels could know anything of the Creator, if He did not humble Himself. To all eternity, the children must abide in ignorance of their Father, if He were not pleased to shew Himself to them: and to shew Himself to creatures, He must humble Himself. To shew Himself to fallen creatures in a fallen world, He must abase Himself. To do them service, He must come near to them: to do them the utmost service, He must become one of them, He must be made flesh and dwell among them.
I am not at all surprised that God should do this. It seems to me that the true and worthy God and Father of such a universe, must be, at heart, such a God and Father. "I am meek and lowly in Heart." And might it not be expected that what God is in Heart, He would become in act and fulfilment? Of all things in earth and all things in Heaven, the most Godlike thing that has come to our knowledge, is the history of Jesus. If "God is Love," then it follows that He would become all, and do all, that Jesus did. If God is infinite Love, and especially if infinite Love is our Father, then nothing is so likely as that "He Who was rich," should make Himself poor, for our sakes, that we through His poverty, might become rich.
Alexander Thomson
