Philippians 2:1-11

 1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if
any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness
and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having
the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish
ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something
to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking
the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found
in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave
him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Meditation:
1. Here Paul encouraged Christians to look at the attitude of humility Jesus
displayed, and adopt it in our relationships with others. It’s no wonder that
Christians have been considered weak, dull, too scrupulous or too cowardly,
to make it big in the world. What the world doesn’t understand is that
Christians choose humility not out of weakness, but out of strength.
2. Whatever basis we might have for believing we are better than others,
all pale to utter insignificance when we see Jesus, willing to abandon His
rightful claim of full equality with God, to not only become a human being,
but even to die on a cross.
3. How would things change if I consistently applied v v3-8 in my family?
Church? Work? Which do I need to work on now?

Personal Note:
Why are family relatively weak today? Why are churches not being the glorious body of Christ today?  Why are we not being effective witness in work and in school today?  If we do nothing out of selfish ambition, but rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to our own interests, but to the interests of others.  Family are going to be stronger together, churches will be glorifying God by the growth of the body, and Christians will be effective witnesses at work.