Bible study Daily, explanation and encouragement - Philippians
Philippians 2:5-8
Jesus will always be our model of humility, generosity and unconditional love. In a world so lacking in good examples, He remains our greatest inspiration. He chose to serve us, instead of being served, stripped himself of all his glory, power and uneasiness and dwelt among sinners.
The King became a servant, to lead all his servants to the eternal kingdom.
Now, stop and think. Slide your fingers across the wood and press the nail against your hand. Taste the taste of the vinegar and feel the pinch on your forehead. Feel the thick dust moist with the blood of Jesus. Let the instruments of torture tell his story. Hear how much they reveal what God did to win your heart.
Text extracted from the book “He chose the carnations” by Max Lucado.
As servants of Jesus, let us never allow vanity and pride, self-sufficiency or anything like that to inhabit our hearts. May we think, act and be like Jesus!
Do not be anxious about anything Philippians 4:6
get away from worries!
God does not want us to agonize over future events, because worry paralyzes our faith, and our prayer life. Let your requests be known before God in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving.
The believing Christian, the wise virgin, has to live under the control of the Holy Spirit. A righteous life, a worthy life for the glory and honor of God the Father. No dishonesty, adhere to the regulations of the law and the traffic rules. The eyes closing at the sight of filth on the television.
Have respect for the other person. The Christian should practice everything in his or her daily life that deserves gracious and praise.
Paul wrote in his letters what he learned during his three years of training by the Lord Jesus Christ personally (Galatians 1:12 and 18). The Christian receives his or her teaching directly from God's Word, the Bible.
It is up to the wise virgin (Matthew 25), the Christian to apply that in daily life and to set an example for the unbeliever.
Then the Christian receives a deep inner peace from God with which he or she can deal with the daily problems.
It is the foolish virgin, Christian who stays on earth at the Rapture of the Church (Matthew 24:40-42) and goes through the Great Tribulation.