Devot. Journey to the Cross: Pride and Fasting

 Hello Friends,

In Philippians 2:4-11, we read, "Let each of you look out not only for his own 

interests, but also for the interests of others.  Let this mind be in you which was 

also in Christ Jesus,  who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery 

to be equal with God,  but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form 

of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him 

the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee 

should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under 

the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 

to the glory of God the Father."

We are commanded to first consider others ahead of ourselves-be selfless instead of selfish.  Then we are given the most powerful example of selflessness-the Lord Jesus.  Can you imagine Jesus, being God Himself (states He was equal with God=because He was God), took the form of a lowly servant here on earth, took the form of mortal man yet was 100% God, but did not rub that fact in ("made Himself of no reputation").

But as a man, He obeyed His purpose for coming to earth-to die a painful death and pay the sin debt for sinful mankind which only God Himself could. And because of His obedience, He has been exalted to the extent that-one day-every, single knee-those alive, those who have died, those in Heaven and hell, will bow before Him and confess that He is indeed Savior and God! 

Now lately I've been around a lot of folks who are Christians, but I'm not seeing them live it out in the sense of being selfless-considering others around them, whether it's being patient and holding a door open for someone behind them or offering Christian encouragement. 

We're called to be like Christ-selfless, not thinking of only ourselves or being prideful...It's made me think a lot...Am I being Christ like in my interactions with others?

Below are 2 devots. that spoke to my heart this week,  and a  song that describes our Savior  Blessings!

Song: My King is Known by Love: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwRg7C6dADw&list=RDMMzxjvNUNXhkU&index=2

(Devots. used by permission.  Taken from https://dayspring.com/)

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS: PRIDE

https://www.dayspring.com/articles/journey-to-the-cross-pride?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNANN20220323JourneyToTheCrossPrideArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS:

https://www.dayspring.com/articles/journey-to-the-cross-fasting-as-service?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNANN20220330JourneytotheCrossFastingAsServiceArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List