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Let’s be practical
Who out there needs to be encouraged?
It’s Friday morning, you need to make it through one more day of work till the weekend, and you have to face a broken world that drains you.
You might be asking yourself, how can I do it?
Let’s turn our attention to Paul’s letter to the Philippians chapter 2
Scripture
Phil.
2:1-
Observation
Paul goes on to describe how Christ, our savior & example, embraced humility and did what was not in His own best interest, but ours.
Why did Jesus do this?
For two reasons:
We needed to be saved
God desired relationship with us (this is the more important reason)
Jesus did what was uncomfortable for Himself so that He could accomplish the goals of the Father (most importantly), but also so that we could be saved, and Jesus found encouragement in this.
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John Chrysostom (347-407) puts it this way:
Listen carefully to me, I entreat you.…
[P]rocure books that will be medicines for the soul.…
At least get a copy of the New Testament, the Apostle’s epistles, the Acts, the Gospels, for your constant teachers.
If you encounter grief, dive into them as into a chest of medicines; take from them comfort for your trouble, whether it be loss, or death, or bereavement over the loss of relations.
Don’t simply dive into them.
Swim in them.
Keep them constantly in your mind.
The cause of all evils is the failure to know the Scriptures well.
Application
You cannot use Christ as your example, if you are not spending time with Him on a regular daily basis.
When you start taking in the example of Christ and you then want to put His example of humility to work; Andy Stanley has a great practical way to walk this out.
Start asking those that you do life with “What can I do for you?” and when people respond, ask yourself “What resources do I have at my disposal that can further your agenda?”
I promise you, this will bring you encouragement, it will also conform you to the image of Christ.
Prayer
Lord, give us Your eyes to see those You have placed around us.
God, please use us to advance Your agenda in their lives, and please conform us to Your image.
Please help us to embrace humility and find encouragement through loving others in this practical way.
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