The Attitude of Christ

Comment: Our goal should be to emulate the attitude of Christ. As king, he had the right to have it all, but humbled himself and died the death of a criminal, without cause.

The next time we feel as if we are entitled to something or believe our feelings have been wronged, we should remember the magnitude of sacrifice that Jesus made on our behalf. He humbled himself as an example for us to follow. We should do our best to emulate his attitude.

 Verse:  Philippians 2

³ Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. ⁴ Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
 ⁵ You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
 ⁶ Though he was God,^[a]
      he did not think of equality with God
      as something to cling to.
 ⁷ Instead, he gave up his divine privileges^[b];
      he took the humble position of a slave^[c]
      and was born as a human being.
   When he appeared in human form,^{[d]
    8} he humbled himself in obedience to God
      and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
 ⁹ Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor
      and gave him the name above all other names,
 ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
      in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
 ¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
      to the glory of God the Father.