Giving some thought to two different scriptures today.
The first,
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
"He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 181:-5 (NIV)
And the second.
"In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!" Phil 2:5-8 (NIV)
Thinking about ourselves comes naturally to us, but this kind of teaching is completely opposed to our natural instincts.
Like Preacher Mike has said before it's easy (to understand) but it's hard (to carry out.)
But I wonder what a day would look like if we strove to live these two scriptures in all of our interactions.
