Philippians 2:1-11 (NIV)

1 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, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death —
even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

Reflection:

What a mighty deliverance God has done for us! Jesus, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Maker of everything, came among us and lived as a servant. He humbled himself, died, and rose again - this is the Gospel message, this is our reality. Wow, this is something that we could not have ever imagined and certainly not been able to do ourselves. God has done it for us! And God will exalt Him to the highest place, that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth. And we are united with Christ, having the same attitude of Christ. Not a knock off, but the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. It is with this like-mindedness that we live as God’s people, humbling ourselves and thinking of others.

Responding to the Transmission:

We are united with Christ, so let us be united with Christ in our hearts, our minds, our actions, our deeds. He is among us His church, and we can continue to experience the encouragement from being united with Christ. May Jesus’ name be lifted up, and may we confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Let’s pray this, live this, and go out in love - that the glory of God the Father would be known to this generation.