Philippians 2:1-2 (NIV)
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being
united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the
Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by
being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of
one mind.
Our call to sacrificially submit ourselves to others does
not begin with our sacrifice, but with God's blessings. The actual grammatical
construction of this statement is more accurately translated when all the
"if"s changed to "since"s! We are called to unity in spirit
and purpose after having received all these blessings from being in Jesus! We
are encouraged by being united with Christ. We are comforted by his love. We do
share in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. We have received tenderness and
compassion. So how can we not share those with our Christian family and find a
way to live together in his Kingdom in harmony?
Thought for today:
Do I seek to find a connection?
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