Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross.
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:1-10
I had a friend who was good-hearted and would do almost anything to help anyone, but he was a bit of a blowhard. He was not a big shot, but he acted like one. This put many people off and limited his ability to serve God.
Everybody wants to feel important, and if we hog all the glory, it diminishes people’s ability to see that we do what we do not for ourselves but because we love God and want to share His love with them.
I think this is why the Apostle Paul encourages us to be humble, like Jesus, and give God the glory.
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