Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video with images and lyrics from Laura Story singing her song … Grace Abounds … poignantly singing of the grace we receive from God especially when we serve one another as servants of God in sharing His love/grace with others.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Philippians 2:5-7 [NKJV] … 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
… Jesus modeled the ultimate in grace/love by becoming a servant of man and dying to save us.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Philippians 2:1-11 [NKJV]… USE THIS LINK … … Jesus showed us the ultimate of humility and grace by setting aside His glory in heaven and coming to earth to serve all mankind with God’s ultimate act of love.
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Reference Passage : … Matthew 23:11, 25:40 [NKJV] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus on the glory to God which comes from serving others.
Reference Passage : … Galatians 5:13 [NKJV] … 13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
… God, thru Paul, tells Christians that our only freedom is expressed when we seize the opportunities to serve others with God’s grace expressed thru our acts of love.
Reference Passage : … Hebrews 10:24 [NKJV] … 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, ...
… God shows us the goal we should have every day …
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, James Banks, used a bit of historical wisdom from Ben Franklin to show us how we must follow the model of Christ in HUMBLY serving others. The ODB author wrote: When Benjamin Franklin was a young man he made a list of twelve virtues he desired to grow in over the course of his life. He showed it to a friend, who suggested he add “humility” to it. Franklin liked the idea. He then added some guidelines to help him with each item on the list. Among Franklin’s thoughts about humility, he held up Jesus as an example to emulate.
Jesus, of course, presented us with the ultimate example of by setting aside His majesty and glory for the time His Father gave Him up to serve mankind, dying for us on the cross (see highlight passage). The question which jumps out of the words of this ODB entry is … Do we follow Christ’s lead and serve Him by serving others? (see remaining reference passages)
I’m praying I [we] do … TODAY!!
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, thank You for showing us the way to give You glory by serving others with Your grace.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit ... Help me, and any others reading here, to use any opportunity you provide to serve others today so that You will be glorified! … Amen
Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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