Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth. Psalm 113:6God is above all gods, above all things and yet He who is above all things willfully stoops down to see what is in heaven and even more crouches to see our lowly selves on the earth. It is an amazing thought to think that a God would love us so much to be involved in the most intricacies of our lives. A God so loving that he would be with the weak, poor, and destitute. A God so loving that He would be with the people we ourselves would not get near. And as I think of this it reminds me of Jesus. He himself who was above all things decided to be born, in a stable, which is not clean by any means or even sanitary, live a life of poverty working as a carpenter which is hard work cutting and forming wood, and then as a vagabond having no place to lay his head, and finally dieing why would God want to die? but for His love for us a wretched, evil, sinful people He died. Glory to God almighty who humbled himself to behold the things in heaven and earth. That is why the psalmist says "From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised."
This is titled Condescending God because of the true meaning of the word which struck me when I first read it. Condescend is to come or bend down, so far as a particular action is concerned, from one's position of dignity or pride; to stoop voluntarily and graciously.
Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:6-8
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