In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus…
Philippians 2:5 NIV
The Same Mind
Wes Hall, businessman and University of Toronto Chancellor, recently said about being Canadian: “It means that we’re different. It means that we’re welcoming. It means that we care for other people. It means that we’re an example to the world. And when we travel, and we have that Canadian flag on our backpack, or our arm, and people see that, it means something to them, historically. And we, as Canadians, have to fight hard to make sure that we keep that identity, that when people look to us, they go, that’s a beacon of light.”
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One of the most moving scenes in the life of Jesus, a life filled with moving scenes, takes place on his last gathering with his disciples before His arrest. The King of kings, the Creator of the universe, takes a towel and a basin and kneels before his closest friends to wash their feet. It is, perhaps, the greatest example of Jesus’ humility and love until the Cross. Paul understood this, and so he writes this in Philippians 2:5: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus…” When I was a young Christian, there was a Christian singer I liked who sang a song that said, “I want to walk like, I want to talk like, I want to be like, the man of Galilee.” These words gripped my heart and still do. This ought to be the desire of every follower of Jesus. If the Creator of the world could kneel before his followers to wash their feet, how much more should we desire to do likewise.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley