Can you imagine a world that practiced humility as Paul defines it here? Would our world look anything like it does now? I think not. Just on an every day level I am reminded of the behavior of many motorists on the highways. I have experienced someone driving so close to me I can see them impatiently pounding on their steering wheel wishing I would speed up. I will glance at them briefly as they pull out and pass me, only to be on the receiving end of a very rude gesture. That is definitely not valuing others above ourselves.
There are hundreds of examples everyday of behaviors that do not exemplify love or even basic consideration. We have become so fast-paced and motivated by riches and materials we don't recognize when we are hurting someone else; when we are acting as though we were the only people on the earth who mattered.
But, by the same token, there are many who practice what Paul preaches. There are many who have been the one whose actions were self-centered, but have discovered that they were wrong to act like that; they have changed and grown in the total opposite direction. They follow Paul's example as well as his teaching.
The Book of Philippians is a short one, one we could read in a sitting. Why not try it for a couple days and see just what you can glean from this letter of Paul's. This is a book that could change the world were we all to read and take it to heart.
Read Philippians 2:1-11 here
Listen to Philippians 2:1-11 here
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