Our Example for Joyful Living

The book of Philippians has truly been the Joy Book through our verse-by-verse study of the Word of God. This week we will be focusing on one of the greatest passages of Scripture ever written about Jesus Christ, Philippians 2:5-11. He is our example for joyful living! It paints the perfect picture of humility, the humility of Jesus Christ leaving the glory of heaven to live as one of us, taking on a body of human flesh. Then if that wasn't enough, He humbled Himself even to die a sinner's death though He never sinned. No one has ever come close to humbling himself like Jesus did.

If the problems of the church and of the world are to ever be solved, we must humble ourselves just as Christ did. The church is often divided, guilty of pride, criticism, murmuring, quarrels, jealousy, envy, selfish ambition, negative feelings, and desires for position and recognition. The only answer is to follow the example of Jesus, letting His ways and thoughts become ours. We must allow the humility of Jesus Christ to flow in and out of our minds. The unity of a church depends upon one thing, its members walking in true humility.