Philippians 2 vs. 1-11

At band practice during the devotional time one of the bandsmen read these verses and I would like to share them with you.

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?

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.

Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.

Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.

When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminals death on a cross

Therefore God elevated him to the place of highest honour and gave him the name above all others names

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth

And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

He also shared a song that can be found in The Salvation Army songbook. I don’t know this song but the words of it are really fitting.

When my heart was so hard

That I ne’er would regard

The salvation held up to my sight,

To the cross I came

In my darkness and shame,

And ‘twas there that I first saw the light.

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,

And the burden of my heart rolled away;

It was there, by faith, I received my sight,

And now I am happy all the day.

In my blindness I thought

That no power could have wrought

Such a marvel of wonder and might;

But ‘twas done, for I felt,

At the cross as I knelt,

That my darkness was turned into light.

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,

And the burden of my heart rolled away;

It was there, by faith, I received my sight,

And now I am happy all the day.

Then the gloom had all passed,

And, rejoicing at last,

I was sure that my soul was made right;

For my Lord, I could see,

In his love died for me

On the cross, where I first saw the light.

At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,

And the burden of my heart rolled away;

It was there, by faith, I received my sight,

And now I am happy all the day.