Submitted & Exalted

It’s so amazing that JESUS demonstrated full power and authority yet never exalted himself or his own position or declared himself as having received the high position he would receive before God exalted Him.

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26:63‭-‬64

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The Father declared JESUS as the Son of God, yet even in that same powerful occasion JESUS referred to himself in complete humility as the Son of Man.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.” And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist. Matthew 17:5‭, ‬9‭-‬13

JESUS was completely submitted in reverence, meekness, humility, piety. The Greek word in one of the most key passages is

written εὐλάβεια
transliterated eulabeia
pronounced yoo-LAH-bay-yah

“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his – EULABEIA – reverent submission.” Hebrews 5:7

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