Christ Jesus humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death – even death on a Cross. Therefore God also highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name.
–Philippians 2:8-9 Image Courtesy: Fr. John Lewis
Jesus’ Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem
After Jesus had spoken, He went on ahead going up to Jerusalem. When He had come near Bethpage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives He sent two of the disciples saying, “Go into the village ahead of you and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.'”
So those who were sent departed and found it as He had told them. As they were untying the colt, it’s owner asked them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ They said, ‘The Lord needs it.’ Then they brought it to Jesus and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As Jesus rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As Jesus was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,
‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in Heaven and glory in the highest Heaven’
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, order your disciples to stop.’ Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these were silent the stones would shout out.” –Luke 19:28-40
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who though He was in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness and being found in human form He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross.
Therefore God also highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, so at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. –Philippians 2:3-11