Some Sudsy Philippians 2

Okay, I'm going to try and focus on something else right now - some SOAP in Philippians chapter 2.

Scripture:1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others
Observation:How high and noble this is, and how far short I come from fulfilling it in my life. Unity, thinking of others BEFORE myself, and more importantly, thinking of others as BETTER than myself. Ouch.
Asessment: Uhh, I guess the above was really more of an assessment.
Prayer: Pray for God to change my heart so that I put others ahead of myself.

Scripture: (alot) 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Observation: This is a short summation of the nature and purpose of Christ. It clearly speaks of His divinity - those who say that Christ never claimed to be God are just wrong. He IS God, but He did not hold onto His Goodhood - He gave it up to become one of us, one of His creations, in obedience to the Father. And because of that, His name is exalted above everything else.

Assessment: My attitude should be the same as Christ. Make myself nothing, be a servant, humble myself to the Father. Which ties in to the earlier SOAP - think of others as better than yourself (Jesus put His creation ahead of His own divinity, and became one of us). Jesus' obedience glorified the Father. Our obedience glorifies Jesus.

Prayer: Jesus, I want to glorify You. I pray you would give me the mind of Yourself - that I could humble myself to others, become a servant, and live my life in obedience to You.



More to come later!