Mike Juday – Philippians 2 from Kyle Hornsby on Vimeo.

The inspiration for this song is from Philippians 2:6-11 which focuses on Christ’s humility. This song is a call to remember what God has done through Christ, and it is a commitment that we make to respond by lifting Christ up above all else

You, Lord, have been tempted and tried. You’ve held the weight that holds us down

Christ was fully man and did indeed feel the same temptations as we do today but still lived a perfect life. (Hebrews 4:15)

You, Lord, have conquered the death that was a fate, a hopeless life before Your love

Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we are no longer slaves to death (1 Corinthians 15:56-57). We all deserve death (Romans 3:23)

You are the God who crawled through the dust to meet us where we are

Savior and King, became nothing for us to wear our thorns and bear our cross

Adam, the first man, was made from dust (Genesis 2:7) and Christ came down to dwell with us. We are incapable of living perfectly, so Christ lived perfectly on our behalf. God, our Savior, and our King came down to our level to pay our penalty.

You, Lord, the author of life, became a slave to our own sin

Christ is the Author of Life (Acts 3:14-16) and yet He was obedient to the law that God had made and obedient to pay the penalty of OUR sin (Philippians 2:8)

You, Lord, stood constant in love despite our wrongs, You gave Your Son for our sake

From the beginning of time, God has been faithful to us. Christ is the fulfillment of the covenant promises of God. God’s people have a history of being disobedient to God but God is always faithful

You are exalted high, Lord. Every knee shall bow

Every tongue will confess You are Lord

Because of all that Christ has done, God has exalted Him above all other names. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Chris Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11)

You have perfected justice and proved abounding grace

Our hearts will confess You are Lord

Through Christ’s life, teaching, death, and resurrection, God has proved to be both just in the fact that our sins have been paid for (1 Peter 3:18) and gracious in that God sent His Son to be our payment (1 John 4:9-10). In recognizing God’s justice and grace, our hearts must confess that Christ is Lord.