“Have this attitude in yourselves
which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being
found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the
point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted
Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the
name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and
under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.” (NASB)
“Have this attitude in yourselves
which was also in Christ Jesus…”
What does it mean to have the
same attitude or mind as Christ Jesus displayed on earth?
Consider John 13: 1 – 20 where
Jesus washes the feet of the disciples and then says, “If I then, the Lord and
the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” Are
we washing the feet of our brothers and sisters?
Consider Matthew 20:20 – 28 where
Jesus says, “…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to
give His life a ransom for many.” Are we serving others? Are we giving our
lives for others?
Consider John 17:19, where Jesus
says, “For their sakes I sanctify Myself…” Are we, by God’s enabling grace,
setting ourselves apart from the world and offering ourselves as living
sacrifices to God? (Romans 12:1 – 2).
Consider John 17:18, where Jesus says,
“As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” Is the
Incarnation of Jesus Christ continuing in our lives? In our
marriages? Our families? Our churches?
To be continued….
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