“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:5 through verse 8).

To be a child of God is to embrace profound equality, not in a power struggle with the Almighty, but in alignment with His divine design. This concept may startle many, prompting them to disengage, but pressing forward reveals a beautiful truth. Our mindset, mirroring Jesus', begins with acknowledging our equality with God, yet as Jesus, existing in God's form, chose humility over asserting His equality. He emptied Himself as a  ...