Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Mind of a Servant...

In my opinion, Philippians 2:5-11 is one of the most beautiful sections of the Scriptures.  Those verse describe the ttitude that a Christian is to have as we seek to help and show concern towards our brethren.  The verses say, “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.  And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.  Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,  so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (ESV)  The powerful point here is that Jesus should be our example.  He did not look out for His own interests.  His actions could never have been considered vain.  The inspired Apostle Paul tells us that even though Jesus was God, He left the Heavenly realm and took on flesh, experiencing humanity while remaining sinless (Hebrews 4:15).  All of this was done because of the love He had for His creation.  He humbled Himself to the point of becoming a servant who was willing to die for those He served.  What a beautiful example for us to look to as we seek to serve our brethren.  Do you “have this mind”?

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