Wednesday
10-29-2025
By: Brenda
God is the Father, Jesus is His only begotten Son.
I got a request to do a study on Philippians 2:9-11 and explain what it meant.
I pray that all of you will be giving eyes and ears to see and hear what the scriptures are saying and then a heart willing to except God’s Truth, and of course the voice to ask God to show you what you might not fully understand.
Philippians 2:9–11
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(This passage reveals the honor and authority God the Father has given to His Son, Jesus Christ. It does not say Jesus is God the Father, but rather that God exalted Jesus and gave Him a name above all names.)
The confession that “Jesus Christ is Lord” brings glory to God the Father, not to Jesus as God, but to Jesus as Lord, Savior, and King.
Let us explore other verses that affirm this truth:
John 17:3 — And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
(Jesus distinguishes Himself from the Father, calling Him the only true God.)
1 Corinthians 8:6 — Yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things… and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things…”
(One God (the Father), and one Lord (Jesus Christ). They are distinct.)
Revelation 3:12 — He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God… I will write on him the name of My God…
(Jesus refers to God as, His God, showing submission and reverence to the Father.)
Acts 2:36 — Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
(God made Jesus Lord and Christ, a position given, not inherent as God.)
Hebrews 1:9 — Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
(Again, Jesus has a God who anointed Him.)
Philippians 2:9–11 is a powerful declaration of Jesus’ exaltation.
It shows that:
God the Father gave Jesus His authority.
(Jesus is Lord, Savior, and King — not God the Father.)
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus as Lord.
(This confession glorifies God the Father, not Jesus as God, but Jesus as the one whom God has exalted.)
This truth brings clarity: Jesus is our Redeemer and our King, and He leads us to worship the one true God, His Father and our father, His God and our God.
God gave His only begotten Son,
Oh, how God loves us ❤️
Dear Father in heaven,
I thank You for Your Word that brings light and truth.
Father, I pray that all eyes are opened and all hearts are softened to receive Your revelation.
Father, help us to honor Your Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord and King, and to glorify You as the one true God, our Father and our Saviors Father. Our God, and our Saviors God.
May every knee bow and every tongue confess, as Your Word says, with understanding and joy confessing He/Your only begotten Son, is Lord.
Father, lead us into deeper truth, and let Your Spirit guide us in love, humility, and obedience.
In Your Son’s precious name, Amen.
Have a blessed day 🙏
God loves you ❤️
and so do I ❤️