Php 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Php 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Php 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
We are not to only be concerned with our needs and interests, but also the needs and interests of others. Jesus was God in human flesh. When He became a human, He did not cease to be God. Yet He never took advantage of His position for anything selfish. He did not enter human history as God with all its advantages, but rather as a self giving servant. This is the very heart of the gospel. God’s love was expressed in Jesus’ self sacrifice on the cruel and humiliating cross. Jesus accepted the cruel and humiliating death on the cross for the sake of those whom He loved. Let this mind be in you and me. Let us develop this selfless attitude. This attitude is one of the witnesses to the power of this great salvation to change people.