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My reading from “Daily’s Sportsman’s Devotional”

One I thought would be good to share with everyone.

“Imitating Yeshua’s Humility”

     “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 NIV

     Action Point

“There are five qualifier statements in the beginning of today’s passage. If, if, if, if, and if. These statements describe characteristics that we have available to us when we believe in Jesus. And, if you have these characteristics because of your relationship with Christ, then be like minded, love each other, and be in one spirit with fellow believers. Does this mean that we will agree on every single point in the Scriptures? No.  But, this will lead us to genuine humility and will give us the ability to accept each other in love because none of us know all the answers. And this will bring us together as believers. We all need these qualities in our lives, and, the Holy Spirit will provide them to us, if we are walking in faith and obedience with Jesus.”