Friday, November 20, 2015


During the atonement Christ's humanity and divinity are most easily seen. His divinity was seen not just in His ability to lay down and take up his life, but in his ability and choice to exinanite Himself. He exinanited himself or emptied himself of all divinity but kept only the portion of divinity that would help him fulfill the task, not make it easier, but increase his ability to suffer. His divinity was seen as he sweat great drops of blood in the Garden of Gethsemane. His divinity was seen as He lived each one of our lives for us. His divinity was seen as he declared who he was to the mob and they all fell to the ground. His humanity was seen as he knelt and pleaded for another way to fulfill the atonement. His humanity was seen as he needed help from an angel in the garden of Gethsemane. His humanity was seen as he needed help carrying the cross. His divinity was seen when, "In quiet, restrained, divine dignity he stood when they cast their spittle in his face. He remained composed. Not an angry word escaped his lips. They slapped his face and beat his body. Yet he stood resolute, unintimidated." 
His humanity was seen as he cried out on the cross asking His Father why he forsook him. His divinity was seen as he healed the ear of the soldier that was part of the mob that came to get him. His divinity was seen as he pleaded with God while on the cross to forgive the Roman soldiers for crucifying him. His divinity was seen as he made sure Mary would be taken care of. His divinity was seen as he offered comfort to the others being crucified with him. No one can comprehend the love it takes to be that selfless, that humble. Oh the power, the love, the devotion, and the example of our Savior. I praise Him for who He is, for what He accomplished on this earth over 2000 years ago, for his forgiveness, His mercy, grace and merits. I love my Savior. Even during the atonement he gave us a perfect example of humility, obedience and doing God's will no matter what. I praise Christ for showing weakness and suffering all temptation but never giving in to temptation, for he never sinned. Christ's humanity taught us the difference between weakness and sin, He taught us how to be weak without sinning. Weakness is not a sin and can be a strength if it we allow it to humble us and bring us closer to God. We are never taller than when we are on our knees.