Seeing People Through the Eyes of Jesus (Part 13)

Daily Scripture Threshing for Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Today’s Text: Philippians 2:1-13

Key Verse: Philippians 2:5 (ESV): “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.”

Once, the wife of Adoniram Judson — an American Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years — told him that a newspaper article likened him to some of the apostles, Judson was heartbroken about it, and replied that he does not want to be like a Paul, a Peter or any mere man now living or gone to glory. But he wants to be like Christ. He wants to follow Him only, copy His teachings alone, drink in His Holy Spirit of promise, and place his feet in His footprints.

Apostle Paul also admonishes us to let the mind of Christ be in us as we have been charged in the past twelve days of devotional exhortations: to follow the example of our Lord rather than those of selfish, insecure, brutal, callous, jealous and presumptuous men. No religious leader of Jesus’s day would think of having any association with a tax collector, a leper, a woman freed from evil spirits, or one with issues of blood, or other downtrodden. But Jesus freely associates with men considered as rabble. He loves the unlivable, and forgave the unforgiven; and we should now walk in His steps.

Quote for the Day: "Sitting in the highest places of religion is not as great a honor like being Christlike in virtue, charity, humility, truth and selflessness.” (Simon Olatunji)

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to be like You, in spirit, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity, in Jesus name. Amen.

With all my love and prayer,

Rev Simon Wale Olatunji, PhD

The Darling Bishop (DaBishop),

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