FRIDAY September 6, 2024
Having the Mind of Christ
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Philippians 2:5-7
This is one of the greatest and most moving passages in the Bible. It is all about Jesus Christ. His mind should be our mental attitude when serving other people. Who are we to be like? Christ. This is key to our mindset.
Many scholars have noted that our Lord had a submissive mind, a serving mind, a selfless mind, and a sacrificial mind. In Hebrews 10:9-10, we see that Jesus submitted Himself to the will of His Father:
...then He [Jesus] said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Jesus had a serving mind: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). He gave His life on the Cross to pay the price for our salvation. In doing so, He had a selfless mind. Jesus was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. In Hebrews 9:26-28, we see the sacrificial mind of Christ:
...but now ... He [Jesus] has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many....
As a Christian, you are called to have the same mind of Christ. What same traits are you to have in the actions described in Romans 12:1-2 NIV?
...offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is....
We need, men so possessed by the Spirit of God that God can think His thoughts through [their] minds....
~Alan Redpath~
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