Friday September 15
(Holy Cross)
Bible Reading: Phil. 2: 5 - 11
Topic: The Mind Of Christ
Today in our Church
calendar, we commemorate the Holy Cross.
The Cross upon which Jesus
Christ was crucified.
The Romans used
crucifixion as a form of capital punishment for criminals. It was a most
painful and humiliating experience.
Jesus experienced it even
though He was not a criminal. He bore the pain and shame because of our
salvation and other priviledges associated with His death. No wonder the Cross
is called THE HOLY CROSS.
In Phil. 2, Paul taught
that Jesus laid aside His rights and priviledges as God to become human. Having
come to earth, He totally humbled Himself, took the form of a servant and in
complete selflessness and obedience to His Father's will, He died on the Cross
for our sins.
For His humility,
obedience and sacrifice, God exalted Him and gave Him a Powerful Name above
every other name. This new Name and position compels every knee to worship and
every tongue to confess His Lordship.
Beloved, any man of God,
Priest, Evangelist, Prophet who will succeed in his ministry, enjoy divine
promotion and experience eternal life, must have the mind of Christ - humility
and obedience to God.
Jesus left us an example,
that we should follow His Steps (1 Pet. 2: 21)
Prayer
May
I always follow the Steps of my Master Jesus, Amen.
Memory Verse Phil. 2: 10
"That at the Name of
Jesus, every knee shall bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and
things under the earth."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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