“HUMILITY—A CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE”
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be used for His OWN advantage. Philippians 2:5
The Apostle Paul is addressing the Philippian Believers and telling them to make their OWN attitude that of CHRIST JESUS. Who Himself was GOD in the FLESH. Yet, He took on the ATTITUDE of a SERVANT, and in doing this He did NOT consider His EQUALITY with GOD as something that He could use to His OWN advantage. He did NOT GIVE-UP His DIETY, but took on the mantle of SERVANT-TUDE. And He could do this because He KNEW who He was.
Jesus, the Son of God, became a MAN, a human being, who EMPTIED HIMSELF, by assuming the FORM of a SLAVE, taking on the LIKENESS of MEN. And when He had come as a MAN in EXTERNAL FORM, He HUMBLED Himself in OBEDIENCE to God’s Plan for the REDEMPTION of MANKIND. Thus, He became ALL MAN and ALL GOD.
So, how can we have a CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE? Well, Jesus KNEW that He was GOD. And the SERVANT ATTITUDE, never became a THREAT to Him, because He KNEW who He was. He never lost sight of that and He was never INSECURE in His POSITION with God. And when you KNOW who you are in RELATIONSHIP with GOD, becoming a SERVANT will NOT BE a PROBLEM for you.
Now, the question is: DO YOU TRULY KNOW WHO YOU ARE? Are you a TRUE BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER of the LORD JESUS CHRIST? If you KNOW for sure that you have a TRUE RELATIONSHIP with GOD, the FATHER and JESUS CHRIST, the SON, then YOU should NOT have problems with being a SERVANT. If you do have a PROBLEM with it. CHECK out your RELATIONSHIP with God. You CANNOT have a CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE without having a SERVANT ATTITUDE.
And if you have NOT GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then you do NOT have a RELATIONSHIP with HIM. And you are putting your DESTINY at RISK! To be able to have a TRUE CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who with a SERVANT’S HEART, GAVE His LIFE for ALL mankind. He was OBEDIENT to the point of death ON A CROSS to become the ULTIMATE SACRIFICE for ALL MANKIND. You MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for you and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN making intercession for you, before God. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to HIM and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and have a TRUE CHRISTLIKE ATTITUDE. And KNOW for SURE that YOU are a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD with an ETERNAL HOME in HEAVEN. Do this NOW, while you STILL can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!
