Philippians 2:1-11
Therefore if you have any encouragement from
being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above
yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to
did not consider equality with God something to
be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every
and gave him the name that is above every
name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under
the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.
Reflection
As a transformational church, the key to our life together is humility. The gospel of Jesus Christ is our first priority and it is greater than all of us. So we must mirror the very humility of Jesus Christ that is outlined here in the second chapter of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. We need to consistently be reminded of Paul’s advice here. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” How can you begin to practice humility in service to God in word and action?
