Philippians 2:5-10 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
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.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Wow what a statement to try to live up to in my life. So easy to say but so hard to do. So what was Christ attitude, a servant's heart. A willingness to be obedient to anything His father told Him including dying for sinful man. But it did not stop with just willingness but resulted in action. To have an attitude like that would mean to be completely taking the focus off myself and placing it on God. In myself there is no good thing, nothing righteous of my own making. It is only Christ in me the hope of glory that gives me anything of eternal value and allows me to be used to do eternal things. Today I wonder is my attitude reflecting Christ?
Father give me the determination to say yes to whatever you direct me to do and give me the strength to do it, so that I might reflect Christ.
This is a good example of the kind of king God wants us to be in our homes. We are to make ourselves nothing. Our families are our first and primary mission field. The mark of a true king is sacrifice, humbleness, and obedience...walk as Jesus walked. Imagine a church populated by sacrificial, humble kings. Our king was obedient to death on a cross...should He expect any less from us?
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