repay us according to our iniquities. His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him reaches higher than the heavens are above the earth—without measure. He has taken our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west, and as a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him. Returning to our original premise of God making a good first and lasting impression on us, what would be His greatest demonstration of the attributes He refers to Himself in His self-revelation? What act of His would fully communicate that He in fact is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness? In Philippians 2:5-11, we read that Christ Jesus, God incarnate, emptied Himself (Grk. Kenosis, laid aside His glory), took on human flesh, and willingly subjected Himself to death by crucifixion. It is no wonder then that God the Father would highly exalt Him bestowing on Him the name which is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Him as Lord to the glory of God the Father. On that starry, silent night in Bethlehem, so began this single act of the sacrificial love of God fully demonstrating the mercy, grace, forbearance, and favor of Jehovah Jireh …Immanuel.
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