"Extraordinary"

"LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me." (Psalms 131:1)

  Putting all of the other reasons aside, just the thought of how Jesus restrained Himself, especially in those final hours upon that cross, you have got to realize what kind of power was displayed in His resistance and humility. I am sure that His disciples looked back on some of the things He did, wondering where some of the power went: calming the raging sea, sending a legion of demons into the swine, raising the dead; on and on, the amazing things that He did had to be crying out for justice; yet He remained quite! Isaiah spoke of this, with clarity, saying, "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth." (Isaiah 53:7) Isn't it amazing how much power was displayed in His humility? The greatest power that there ever was, was on display, the Love of God; the love between the Father and the Son, how much power His love for His Father produced restraint and humility, and yet He could have called for it all to end, if He so desired. The last portion of this verse is the key; although it might seem to say one thing, it actually means something far more important. "Things too high for me," is a challenging argument for the Son of God, except for the fact that He had the greatest respect and love for His Heavenly Father. It might be hard for us to imagine what that was like, having no clue what the Father even looks like; but He was well aware of what was at stake, had He not chosen to be humble to the very end. That request He made in the garden said it all, "Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee." (John 17:1) It really does not take a lot of thought to figure out how powerful that kind of love was, considering the craziness of the punishment He was about to go through...

"O the depth of his riches both of wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For in him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." (Romans 11:33-36)