There are many great things in the book of Philippians, but without question the high water mark is 2:5-11. Here Paul gives the deepest and most profound statement on the incarnation - God taking on flesh and becoming the man Jesus of Nazareth.
There are so many things that could be said about it, but I just want to focus in on one thing. While Paul expounds some powerful theology here, it has (and was given for) intensely practical purposes.
The fact that God became a man and lived among us and died on a cross is not simply a theological belief to accept and adopt. No, on the contrary, it is the very example of how God calls us to live as well! Christ demonstrated an unfathomable humility, laying aside His deity and becoming the lowliest of servants. He submitted to the will of the Father to the point of dying the worst death of a criminal although He was without sin.
Such a powerful display illustrates the point Paul was making: that we should consider the needs of others as more important than our own. Just as Christ did not come to be served but to serve, so we too should live as humble servants.
Is that your goal for today? I pray it is, and that God provides us opportunities today to glorify Him by imitating Christ and intentionally serving all those around us.
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