Thursday, September 24, 2026

Scripture

“Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4

Reflections

As followers of Jesus, we’re called to think about more than ourselves.  The concerns of others become our concern.  The hurts of others become our hurts.  The joys of others become our joys.

Jesus lived as the ultimate example of this.  Being the embodiment of empathy, he lived his love by caring for others.  Being God, he could have demanded others to serve him, but he did not.  Instead, he gave of himself.  He healed lepers.  He gave sight to the blind.  He restored hearing to the deaf.  He washed his disciples’ feet.  He even died on a cross.

As followers of Jesus, we’re to have the same mind as him.  We are to think like him.  We are to live like him.  We are to serve like him.  We are to give of ourselves without always expecting something in return.

When a person is in need, we help them.  When they are hungry, we feed them.  When they are discouraged, we encourage them.  When they are lonely, we visit them.  When they need words of hope, we share the hope that can only come from Jesus.

As followers of the way of Jesus, we do the kinds of things that Jesus did.  That means loving others as we love ourselves.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for being my example of selfless love.  Help me to see the needs of others around me this day.  Inspire me to live as a servant.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: Philippians 2:1-12