Ellen G. White on the Kenosis

But He chose to give back the scepter into the Father's hands, and to step down from the throne of the universe, that He might bring light to the benighted, and life to the perishing.

He exercised in His own behalf no power that is not freely offered to us. As man, He met temptation, and overcame in the strength given Him from God.

His mother was His first human teacher. From her lips and from the scrolls of the prophets, He learned of heavenly things. The very words which He Himself had spoken to Moses for Israel He was now taught at His mother's knee.

When Jesus was awakened to meet the storm, He was in perfect peace. There was no trace of fear in word or look, for no fear was in His heart. But He rested not in the possession of almighty power. It was not as the "Master of earth and sea and sky" that he reposed in quiet. That power He had laid down, and He says, "Of mine own self, I can do nothing." John 5:30. He trusted in the Father's might. It was in faith - faith in God's love and care - that Jesus rested, and the power of that word which stilled the storm was the power of God.

So Christ in His humanity was dependent upon divine power. "I can of Mine own self do nothing," He declared. John 5:30

Taking human nature, fitted Christ to understand man's trials and sorrows, and all the temptations wherewith he is beset. Angels who were unaquainted with sin could not sympathize with man in his peculiar trials.

Yet He put on our nature, and came to sojourn among sinful mortals.

He laid aside His glory and His majesty. He was God, but the glories of the form of God He for awhile relinquished.

Though He had all the strength of passion of humanity, never did He yield to temptation to do one single act which was not pure and elevating and ennobling.

His divinity was hidden. He overcame in human nature, relying upon God for power.

Jesus revealed no qualities, and exercised no powers, that men may not have through faith in Him. His perfect humanity is that which all His followers may possess, if they will be in subjection to God as He was.