The Humiliation of Christ

Still another illustration by Spurgeon:

“Never was there a poorer man than Christ; he was the prince of poverty…. Christ stood in the lowest vale of poverty. Look at his clothing, it is woven from the top throughout, the garment of the poor! As for his food, he oftentimes did hunger; and always was dependent upon the charity of others for the relief of his wants! He who scattered the harvest over the broad acres of the world, had not sometimes wherewithal to reverse the pangs of hunger? He who dug the springs of the ocean, sat upon a well and said to a Samaritan woman, ‘Give me to drink’ (John 4:7, 10). He rode in no chariot, He walked his weary way, footsore, over the flints of Galilee! He had nowhere to lay his head. He looked upon the fox as it hurried to its burrow, and the fowl as it went to its resting-place, and he said, ‘Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but I, the Son of man, have nowhere to lay my head’ (Matt. 8:20; Luke 9:58). He who had once been waited on by angels, becomes the servant of servants, takes a towel, girds himself, and washes his disciples’ feet! He who was once honored with the hallelujahs of ages, is now spit upon and despised! He who was loved by his Father, and had abundance of the wealth of affection, could say, ‘He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me’ (John 13:18; cf. Ps. 41:9). Oh, for words to picture the humiliation of Christ!