Phillipians 2: 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 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, 8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
as Christ came and gave His life for the kingdom of God... we also are to be willing to die to Christ... ours doesn't have to be a physical death most times.. ours is a death to the flesh... a death to our own desires... a death to things being the way we want them to be... instead we are to give up our own will for the will of God...
we don't know many (if any) people who would give up their freedom to become a slave to save someone else... yet this is exactly what Christ did... and what we are to do also...
Jesus was divine... He did not HAVE to give up His glory/divinity to become a human like the rest of us... and in so doing... He gave up most of His "rights" as royalty... and He lived like the rest of us... even unto death...
what rights are we willing to give up? are we willing to submit to the uncomfortable parts of God's will? Jesus told us that the greatest commandment that we had to follow was to Love as God Loves... yet how often are we willing to do this? we will show some love... as long as it doesn't cost us too much...
the life of our sanctification is to be changing us from a creature of flesh to a creature of Spirit... our walk is to be maturing us in Faith and making us more like Christ every day... yet how often is our focus on our own comfort? we are to be a slave for Christ... we are to give up our "freedom" of choice to Love the UnLoveable... are you willing to become a slave so that the kingdom of God can be advanced? do you really Love God... enough to lay down your will and your desires... and become His slave?
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