Hey guys! sorry i haven't posted in a while I've gotten really busy with school, work, and everything else going on but I'm back for now!
So let's get started with chapter 2 verses 5-11.
"5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." - Philippians 2:5-11
Starting with verse 5, we see Paul telling these brothers and sisters in Christ to have the mind of Christ. What is that mind? Well, we will find out in just a minute. This mind Paul is talking about is a mind of humility that was talked about in the last four verses. Paul then goes on to elaborate exactly what Christ did to show that He had this mind. First, He gave up His equality with God. He stepped down to a human level and put Himself in a human body. The verse says "in the form of God". This means more than "like" God. It means He has eternally been God. Wow! Christ, who has always been and always will be God, emptied Himself of that power by becoming like a servant (Vs. 7) He was so humble, that He was obedient to death on a cross! Verses 6-8 are humility at its finest. No one and nothing will ever be humble enough to do what Christ did. He died to save a people that He created and loves. 9-10 show the result of that humility. God has exalted Him on high and every knee will bow, and every tounge confess that Jesus Christ is Lord! Amen!
There really isn't but so much depth in this passage, but there is still a ton of power. Read verse 5 again. "5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus." The verse says "which is yours in Christ Jesus." So, because we have salvation though Christ, we also have the mind of Christ! We just have to use it.
So today, or if you're reading this at night tomorrow, make sure to have that humility of Christ, and to esteem others as more important than yourself.
