Thought of the Day !!

Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ?  Any comfort from his love?  Any fellowship together in the Spirit?  Are your hearts tender and compassionate?
                                     Philippians 2:1 (NLT)

These are rhetorical questions asked by Paul where the answer is assumed to be "yes".  After he asks the questions, he continues with an if/then statement.  He's saying that if all this is true, then....

Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.  Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others.  Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.  Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.  You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
                                      Philippians 2:2-5 (NLT)

If we've received encouragement, comfort and fellowship with God's Holy Spirit through Christ our Lord, then doesn't He deserve the best from us?  And if so, the best is described by Paul here where he sums it up with, "have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had" (and still has).

In the love of Christ,
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