Do Nothing
From Selfish
Ambition
If then there is any encouragement in
Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion
and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love,
being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or
conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the
form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but
emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And
being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point
of death – even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and
gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
We are in the Christmas season. Many
people are in happy moods. But what does that really mean? Do they just like
giving things so they feel good, or do they really think about the true meaning
of Christmas? Christmas ought to make us think about our lives and what Jesus
has meant to us, and what we mean to Him. We should think of others, just as
Jesus thought of us. We should give our time, care and concern to do good for
others, but not just at Christmas, all year.
should be seen in all our living.
Our Daily
Bread – December 1, 2006