WEDNESDAY APRIL 9
“Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Php
2:5
SERVING REQUIRES
HUMILITY
Paul
writes: “You must have the same attitude that...Jesus had. Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he
gave up his divine privileges...took the...position of a slave...humbled
himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on the cross.
Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name
above all other names” (vv. 5-9 NLT). Being a celebrity often means we expect
others to serve us, but being a Christ follower means we are called to serve
others. Big difference, eh? Christ modeled servant-hood before His disciples.
On the social totem pole, the lowest service in the house washed feet. Try to
picture God washing the feet of common fishermen, then saying, “As I have
served you, now go and serve one another.” Download that picture the next time
you view somebody as a burden, or beneath you, or a roadblock to your success.
You’ll never serve as Christ served if your focus is on building your own
image. “Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into His hands, and
that He had come from God and was going to God...began to wash the disciples’ feet”
(Jn 13:3-5 NKJV). Jesus had settled three big issues: (1) He knew who sent Him.
(2) He knew who sustained Him. (3) He
knew who was going to reward Him. Therefore He was liberated from the fear of
people, the fear of failure, and the fear of rejection. J. L. Massed said it so
well: “Service can never become slavery to the one who loves.”
Taken
from the Word for You Today devotional
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