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Today we are going to talk about how we need to lose our minds.
Yes, that is exactly going to be what will happen.
Before we get there, let us discuss something else first.
Have you ever wondered what God thinks about?
Have you ever wondered what God thinks about?
Have you ever wondered?
I mean we surely all have wondered at some point, right?
If you haven’t, then it is worth your while to consider.
If you haven’t then don’t worry we will actually research this topic and hopefully leave here with understanding.
If the God of the universe has thoughts, then He must have a mind.
There is a difference between thoughts a mind.
Thoughts are more random.
They can have no correlation or order of thinking.
They can be independent of each other.
The mind is the personality that powers your thoughts.
The why you think, and the how you think.
God has a mind.
Therefore, how does he think?
What drives His thoughts?
God’s mind is not a mystery.
He wants us to understand His mind and know His thoughts.
He has revealed a key to understanding the basics in His word.
The more we read the bible, the more we will understand the mind and thoughts of God.
This is important in our walk.
Let’s take a look at His mind, and what that means for us.
philippians 2:1-
Philippians 2
philippians 2:1-1
Paul tells us to have to think a certain way.
The mind of Christ was others focused.
Paul is telling us that we need to think differently.
The mind of Christ preferred others more than Himself.
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To focus on certain things.
This mind,
We are to think of other people’s needs.
Our self comes second.
Our self comes second.
He does not say that we cannot look out for our interests.
We just need to also be looking out for the interests and needs of others.
You see that is the problem, is we are so self focused
You see that is the problem, is we are so self focused.
This is not our natural way of thinking.
This is pretty hard to accomplish.
This is why many times in the bible it tells us we need to crucify our self.
It is important to note that the Paul’s Greek is in the imperative tone.
Another way of putting it is that we are being commanded to think differently.
Paul tells us to put on this same mind which was also in Christ.
The question is: What is God’s mind and His thoughts about?
Serving was on Jesus’ mind.
What could He do?
Others were on Jesus’ mind.
He prioritizes Himself second, after others.
Jesus came second to others.
This passage has so much dense theology and discussion, it is worth studying deeper.
The bible teaches that Jesus is God.
This is a deeply theological passage called the “Kenosis Passage.”
He has all of the power in the universe.
He took on a nasty human nature, and left heaven to dwell among us.
We won’t go into all of the details.
The important/interesting part is that Paul says:
He made Himself of no reputation.
Jesus “made Himself of no reputation.”
The Greek word is “ekenosen.”
This literally means He emptied Himself
In the context of the rest of the passage it means that:
Jesus was God.
But He gave up His divine privileges.
All of His power, and ability, He left to His Father’s will.
All of this so that He could come down in a human body and follow His Father’s will.
The Greek word for bondservant is “doulos”, literally meaning slave.
That is what the
Jesus’s mid was to leave His divine privilege and not just become a servant.
He became a slave.
He became a slave by choice.
This is what our God did!
This is how awesome He is.
Imagine being the King of Kings of the universe.
Having all the power in the world, and then you become a slave.
It does not seem like the likely choice humans would choose.
This is because God thinks differently than me, and I think differently than God.
Praise the Lord that He is on the throne and not humans.
All I typically have on my mind naturally is me and not others.
I have to train myself to put others first.
It is hard to do.
It is not hard for Jesus.
It comes naturally for Him.
Jesus’ mind was always on His mission.
Jesus’ mission was to come to earth, from heaven, to serve people.
Not the typical drive you think God would have when He comes to visit His creation.
I believe we have a very similar mission.
Let’s see one of the many ways He did this.
This is a famous passage, but let’s not let cliche, or familiarity take away form the power.
In just a matter of hours Jesus is about to be betrayed and then found guilty while being innocent.
Then He is going to be beaten, tortured and then executed.
What would you be doing in this time?
Jesus was focused on serving others.
How did He serve, by doing what was considered one of the most lowly things to do back in that day.
He washed His disciples feet.
You can observe the surprise of the disciples, as they knew they were not worthy of such esteem.
Jesus does it with joy and without complaining.
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