A Thankful Sacrifice - Devotional

A Thankful Sacrifice
A Courageous Church Devotional

Have you ever been at a party or business gathering and someone with a bad attitude walk into the room?  Everyone in the room can feel it, the feel the energy sucked out of the room.  Or if you are a parent or have every been in the room with a child that is having a bad attitude, does it not make very difficult to have a good day?  What we know is that a bad attitude can change everything for the worse.

Right now, where would you say your attitude is?  Is it "everything is great and nothing and pull me down" or "nothing is good, nothing goes my way and nothing will happen great to me" or is is somewhere in between?

Read Philippians 2:5

What does the scripture say our attitude should be like?

What does it mean to have the same mind/attitude of Christ?

Read Philippians 2:6-8

Those are tough, beautiful words!  But according to Philippians what is the attitude of Christ?

Humility is an attitude that is rare in our day and age, can you think of anyone living a humble life?
Do you look to these people as an example of how you should be?

Jesus' example of humility seems extreme and considering that He didn't have do any of it, it becomes even more extreme.  But do you know why He did it?

So that you may know God!  That you may have life!

So why should your attitude be the same as Christ?

Read Philippians 2:11

We all need to have the attitude of Christ so that the message of Jesus is being shown to others so that they may know God and life.  Look closely at the end of verse 11... This brings glory to God!!  We bring glory to God by the way we live if and when we have the mind/attitude if Jesus!!



 
A Thankful Sacrifice
A Courageous Church Devotional
November 17, 2013
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