March 13, 2022

THE MIND OF CHRIST

Philippians 2:5-7

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.

Personal challenge

We are being asked here to adopt the mind of Christ Jesus in our lives as Christians. What does this mean? What is the mind of Jesus Christ? This is truly a question that we can never fully answer because Jesus is fully God and we will never know the mind of God but we can understand that which Jesus portrayed as the incarnate son of God. Jesus was humble. He gave up His place in Heaven to be born of a lowly virgin, in a stable no less, and lived a hard and humble life in one of the most challenging times in the history of mankind. He lived His short life loving those around Him, feeding the hungry, and healing the sick. He willingly gave His life, without resistant, to a terrible and vicious death. He descended into hell to destroy its gates and set its prisoners free. This is the mind of Jesus Christ that we are to adopt, to give up our hold on this temporal earth, to love our God above all else, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We do this out of love for Him and all that He has done for us. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!