OCTOBER 25 - BEING LIKE CHRIST
READ Philippians 2
We are exhorted to be like Christ, who practiced only selflessness.
INSIGHT
Selfishness is the source of most interpersonal conflict. Someone is taking something from us (materially, emotionally, socially, etc.) that we don’t want to give, and we fight to keep or gain our desires. Unselfishness is the source of most interpersonal harmony. Think about the people you really like - even famous people you don’t know personally. Usually the reason you like them is because they are gracious and kind, and give of themselves. If you want to be a harmonious, likable person, you must be unselfish.
PRAYER
Thank the Lord that we see God in Christ, and praise Him for the privilege of knowing Him:
May the name of God
Be praised forever and ever,
For wisdom and power belong to him.
He changes the times and seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those
Who have understanding.
He reveals the deep and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with him (Daniel 2:20-22).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving, and pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Against you — you alone — I have sinned
And done this evil in your sight.
So you are right when you pass sentence;
You are blameless when you judge
(Psalm 51:4).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins
(Colossians 1:13-14).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
Close this time of worship with the following prayer:
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).
We are exhorted to be like Christ, who practiced only selflessness.
INSIGHT
Selfishness is the source of most interpersonal conflict. Someone is taking something from us (materially, emotionally, socially, etc.) that we don’t want to give, and we fight to keep or gain our desires. Unselfishness is the source of most interpersonal harmony. Think about the people you really like - even famous people you don’t know personally. Usually the reason you like them is because they are gracious and kind, and give of themselves. If you want to be a harmonious, likable person, you must be unselfish.
PRAYER
Thank the Lord that we see God in Christ, and praise Him for the privilege of knowing Him:
May the name of God
Be praised forever and ever,
For wisdom and power belong to him.
He changes the times and seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those
Who have understanding.
He reveals the deep and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with him (Daniel 2:20-22).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving, and pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Against you — you alone — I have sinned
And done this evil in your sight.
So you are right when you pass sentence;
You are blameless when you judge
(Psalm 51:4).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins
(Colossians 1:13-14).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
- Greater personal discipline
- Persecuted Christians
- Your activities for the day
Close this time of worship with the following prayer:
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).
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