12月27日
标 题：当有这个心
经 节：你们当以基督耶稣的心为心。（腓立比书二章5节）
态度不是自然而然就产生的，态度是选择的结果。保罗鼓励信徒要与基督的态度一样。耶稣是神的儿子。祂正坐在全能天父的右边，统治整个宇宙。再也没有比坐在天父右边的位置更荣耀的了！耶稣与天父的关系使祂有权利得到这个荣耀。
耶稣选择不要享受这个荣耀。没有任何东西是祂不能放弃的，即使是天上的地位，祂只选择天父要祂做的事。对天父的爱驱使祂愿意牺牲一切，付上任何代价去顺服天父。当天父需要一个无瑕疵的祭物，好救赎人类时，耶稣没有抱着祂的权利不放，也没有争论自己何须为这些悖逆、如尘土般渺不足道的受造物，忍受那样的苦痛（以赛亚书五十三：7）。更确切地说，祂放弃了自己在天上的荣耀，降世为人。祂降生在一个马棚里，睡在马槽中。祂的一生，就是为被钉十字架的痛苦之日所预备。然而，祂甘心情愿去做。
我们往往会紧紧抓住神的赐予不放。我们说：[我愿意为神放弃任何东西，但是，我不认为祂要我放弃任何东西！]天父要祂的爱子彻底调整自己的生活，难道我们不该期待祂会同时要求我们牺牲，并安慰我们吗？
每回你发现自己不愿意应神的要求，来调整自己的生活时，当求圣灵赐给你像耶稣一样无私的态度。
Have
Their Mind in You
Let
this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:5)
Attitudes
do not just happen; we choose them. Paul urged believers to have the same
attitude that Jesus had. Jesus was the Son of God. His place was at the right
hand of His Father, ruling the universe. No position could be more glorious or
honorable than the right hand of the heavenly Father. Jesus’ relationship with
the Father gave Him the right to this honor.
Jesus
chose not to hold on to this right. Nothing, not even His position in heaven,
was so precious to Him that He could not give it up if His Father asked Him.
His love for His Father compelled Him to make any sacrifice necessary in order
to be obedient to Him. When the Father required a spotless sacrifice for the
redemption of humanity, Jesus did not cling to His rights, nor did He argue
that He should not have to suffer for the sins of rebellious creatures of dust
(Isa. 53:7). Rather, He relinquished the glory of His heavenly existence in
order to become a man. He was born in a cattle shed; he slept in a feeding
trough. His life was spent preparing for the day when He would suffer an excruciating
execution. All of this He did willingly.
We
are tempted to hold tightly to things God has given us. We say, “I would be
willing to give up anything God asked of me, but I just don’t think He would
ask me to give anything up!” The Father asked His Son to make radical
adjustments in His life. Can we not expect that He will ask us to sacrifice
privileges and comforts as well?
If
you find yourself resisting every time God seeks to adjust your life to His
will, ask the Spirit to give you the same selfless attitude that Jesus
demonstrated.
