Awesomeness...

So we get all kinds of devotional materials here at the stations from local companies..Christian Book Stores...etc...but we got this new one..that i really like alot. Its called 7 Minutes with Jesus..it is a daily devotional book that has a new format than i have ever seen..and i really like it alot...the way they have it set up is Bible verse..Story..Prayer..and then Reflection..they call it Time with God..but there is a passage in this devotional that i came across today that i really like..and i think we ALL need to take a really close look at...Know unlike other daily devotionals this one is set up with writings from Students... Students from Azusa Pacific University..So below is the devotional from Today...AWESOMENESS..

The Title is "Servent King"

The verse comes from Philippians 2:5-6

"Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of the status no matter what"

WOW...rad...He knew who he was..but didn't embrace..the "Celebrity" of his situation... something that we can not say is true in most people these days...

The Reflection section reads:

If we are careful, we Christians can automatically assume that being saved makes us better that everyone else. We get used to living God's fold, and we start looking down on the lost. Throw in the Bible's promises about going to  heaven and reigning with Christ, and we start to feel like we are among the elite. I know I sometimes fall into the trap of thinking so highly of myself that I forget God has called me to the humble life of a servant. Jesus knew his status, but he did not allow that to get in the way of serving others. if we want to be like Christ, we must be willing to lay aside our egos and allow ourselves to be humbled in the position of a servant. Think about your motives when you're witnessing to others. Do you really want them to develop a relationship with Christ, or are you playing the numbers game..( I've led twenty-five people to Christ! How about you?) What's really important is that Christ not only lived a servant life but also died a servant death. Are you allowing God to use you as a servant? 

DOUBLE WOW..GUT CHECK...

Just thought I would share with ya'll...

the book is called 7 Minutes with Jesus.. and the passage is from Carissa Sechrist..