let the same mind be in you

Good morning friends,
This morning my other workplace, Rural Metro Medical Services, says goodbye to one of our coworkers, Darcy Kipphut, who died suddenly on March 27th. Please keep Darcy's family and friends in your prayers today and in the days ahead. Our passage for this morning is one of my favorites. Many biblical scholars believe Paul is quoting a hymn that would have been familiar to the church in those days. In any case, the image of Jesus pouring his Godliness out to become humbly human and then to go all the way to the cross for us is overwhelmingly beautiful. In that humble emptiness Jesus received the name that is above all names. One day everyone will recognize and worship Jesus, when we see him face to face. For those of us who are blessed enough to know Jesus now we feel confidence because of God's amazing love. Many people don't have that assurance yet, which is why we want to share the good news that God loves us. Christ's love is amazing and there's nothing that love won't do.

God bless,
Sam

Philippians 2:5-11

5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
6 who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death —
even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.