Suffer with the Mind of your Servant King

(Phil. 2:1-4)

Phil. 1:27-30“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.”

The Mind of the King (Phil. 2:5-8)

This is one of the most marvelous texts in the N.T. From the highest heights of heaven, to the lowest lows of death on a Cross. God did not force Jesus to humble himself. Jesus willingly humbled himself and became not only a lowly human being, but suffered the worst death imaginable.

The Creator of the Universe. The sustainer of all things. the one in whom all things hold together.

The Ultimate Exaltation (Phil. 2:9-11)

There is an end to all of this suffering. Jesus was able to