The attitude you should have is the one that Christ Jesus had: He always had the nature of God, but he did not think that by force he should try to remain equal with God.
Philippians 2:5-6
For eternity Jesus has been God, he is God in nature and equal with God the Father in status.
And as God, Jesus Christ did not need anything! He had all the glory and praise of heaven. With the Father and the Spirit, He reigned over the universe.
But Philippians 2:6 states an amazing fact: He did not consider His equality with God as “something selfishly to be held on to.” Jesus did not think of Himself; He thought of others. His outlook (or attitude) was that of unselfish concern for others. This is “the mind of Christ,” an attitude that says, “I cannot keep my privileges for myself, I must use them for others; and to do this, I will gladly lay them aside and pay whatever price is necessary.”
A reporter was interviewing a successful job counsellor who had placed hundreds of workers in their employment quite happily. When asked the secret of his success, the man replied: “If you want to find out what a worker is really like, don’t give them responsibilities—give them privileges. Most people can handle responsibilities if you pay them enough, but it takes a real leader to handle privileges. A leader will use their privileges to help others and build the organisation; a lesser person will use privileges to promote themself.” Jesus used His heavenly privileges for the sake of others—for our sake.
Take time to ask God to highlight what privileges you have.
Do we use those privileges to keep up with others? How could you use these privileges to serve others?
Pause and reflect
Time time to thank Jesus for giving up his status, his privilege, because he had a mission to achieve!
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