The glorious message of the Christmas story is that the rich became poor so that the poor might be rich. It is the story of the invasion of God’s grace into a world marred by sin. It is the story of the sinless coming to redeem sinners. It is the story of God becoming a man to live, die, and rise from the grace to redeem fallen sinners. To make the poor rich.
There is no one as rich as Him, but we’re not made rich through His riches. No one has access to more land, more money, more food, more gifts, or more anything than Him, but we are not made rich through any of those things. We are not made rich by His riches, we are made rich through His poverty.
This passage points out two truths regarding Jesus Christ’s state. He was rich and He became poor. There was never a beginning to His richness, but there was a beginning to His poverty. He existed in infinite wealth and glory, but He condescended to exceeding poverty and lowliness. There is no comparison to His richness and there is no comparison to His poverty.
