PB Devotion

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: . . .
Philippians 2:5

There was a time when no one had a Bible or anything in print. People had to memorize whatever was important to know. So the early Christians wrote songs and brief sayings that helped them remember the core teachings of their faith in Christ. They carried these truths in their hearts.

These truths pointed towards, what he did, and how he accomplished salvation: he did it through humility. He was the Son of God. He had all power, all knowledge. It was the kind of position that most of us would not want to give up.

Jesus came to serve. He came to die. He came to die shamefully, like some criminal—though he never sinned. Paul uses these words to challenge the Philippians not to let pride ruin their community. If the Son of God could give up all that he gave up, including his own life for our sake, surely the rest of us can give up our foolish pride and offer our lives to him.

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