The Humiliation of Christ

​Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 2:5, ESV

Apart from the words of Christ Himself, the beautiful Christ Hymn in Phil. 2:5-11 is the best and most concise explanation of Jesus Christ. All true humility will find its source from Him and in response to Him. This begs the question, are you willing to do the hard work of wrestling with your pride to see where pockets of infected pride pus have developed?

I used this example on Sunday about President James Garfield, and I'll revisit it again. He was shot but didn't die from the assassin's gun. He died because his doctor arrogantly refused to use antiseptic measures, enabling infection to rampantly spread throughout his body.

Are you willing to dig deeply into your life to root out any infection from pride? It’s painful but necessary work, not only for our healing but also for our closeness to the heart of Jesus and so that we can walk in obedience to Him. 

Walking under the scalpel of the Holy Spirit with you,

Andy 

Please read Phil. 2:12-18 for Sunday.

Questions for Reflection and Discussion:

• What pockets of infection has Jesus pointed out to you in the past? Have they healed or are there remnants of infection remaining that you are ignoring?
• What’s a current issue that’s rooted in pride for you?
• Do you have someone in your life who loves Jesus and you enough to tell you if there’s a pocket of pus building up in your life? Are you willing to receive the truth from him/her? Are you willing to be one of those people in another person’s life? 

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