But resurrection does not happen apart from humility. Resurrection does not happen apart from surrendering to the Father’s will. In this sense, God the Father did not raise Jesus up simply because He was His Son; God raised Jesus up because this is how God responds to humility. He exalts those who humble themselves. This is the governing dynamic in God’s upside-down kingdom: You go down in order to go up. You go low in order to go high. You humble yourself in order to be exalted.
