Friday, September 9, 2011

Psalm 61, 2 Kings 6:1-23, Philippians 1:21-2:11 - Lectionary for 9/9/11

Today's readings are Psalm 61, 2 Kings 6:1-23, and Philippians 1:21-2:11.

Power. It's attractive to us. We'd like to be superheroes, geniuses, extremely wealthy and influential. Most of us, deep down, think we would manage such power better than others. We would not be corrupted by wealth and power. We would use our means for good. Yet this is remarkably rare in practice. When we have power we all want to use it for our own self-serving ends.

How different is our Lord and Savior! He saw the suffering of this world and gave himself to be the servant of all. He didn't grasp his authority. Rather, he humbled himself. His mastery over sin was accomplished by letting sinful man take mastery over him. His desire was to lay his life down for our sake so he could take up his life again and give it to all who believe.

May we have the mind of Christ, looking to him as the one and only Lord, the one who gives himself for those who are without a hope.

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