What are you going to do for Me?

SCRIPTURE
(Philippians 2:3&4) "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for you own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."

OBSERVATION
This prison letter is written with a theme of joy and unity. Paul is telling his Christian readers that you cannot have unity if you are only thinking of yourself. Self-focus leads to eventual situational frustration, and frustration is a growing cancer to joy. Paul's readers will not have joy if they focus on what other's should be doing to make their life better.

APPLICATION
True joy and fulfillment comes from serving others. When family members focus on how unfair a situation is, or how they didn't get what they wanted, an environment of discontentment soon follows. The church family should also actively seek ways to give rather than get.


PRAYER
Jesus, help me always to remember how You humbled Yourself, and gave Your all for my eternal well-being.
By Pastor Roger Watson