PrayerBits for Saturday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Saturday

Scripture lesson: Philippians 2:5-11 An ancient hymn

Time to reflect: Unlike the rest of the book this is in (Greek) poetry form. It was probably a Psalm or Hymn that Paul incorporated because it was familiar to his people and said what he wanted to have said. In stanza one Jesus is a humble, slave-like human and in stanza two Jesus is the exalted Ruler of the Universe. This is an oxymoron of great importance to truly understanding Jesus.

Moving through the day: Meditate on what it means to you for Jesus to be “humble?” Meditate on what it means to you for Jesus to be “exalted.”

Scripture:

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
 Who, being in very nature God,
      did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
 but made himself nothing,
      taking the very nature of a servant,
      being made in human likeness.
 And being found in appearance as a man,
      he humbled himself
      and became obedient to death—
         even death on a cross!
 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
      and gave him the name that is above every name,
 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
      in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
      to the glory of God the Father.