God
Exalted Him To The Highest Place
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, then
make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in
spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out
of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above
yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests
of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have
the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who,
being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be
used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very
nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he
humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.
Philippians
2:1-11
The next time you are
with someone who is not easy to get along with, ask Jesus to help you find a
way to extend His love. In time, you might be surprised by how God can change
your attitude about people.
The
key to getting along with others is having the mind of Christ.
Our
Daily Bread – January 3, 2013