June 30th, 2022
by Jon Cochran
by Jon Cochran
Good morning with a word for the day -
Philippians 2:5 says "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 2:5 says "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."
There's no greater threat to the body of Christ than division. It will steal, kill and destroy the body of Christ faster than any other thing. Paul lays out the true beauty of the mind of Christ in verse one through four. He says when the body of Christ operates in this manner, then it will be and have the same mind as Christ. He says the mind of Christ looks like one found in the love of Christ. Love will produce true fellowship, it will be full of affection and mercy, and running over with joy; all working in one accord with a oneness of mind, letting nothing be done with selfish ambition or conceit, esteeming others rather than yourselves, and working together for the interest of all.
When a church opens its heart to be like minded, the first fruit seen is the salvation of lost souls. Jesus said "I came seeking that which was lost." When a body can come together time after time and souls are not being saved, then rest assured something is wrong. The mind of Christ is lost souls being added to the kingdom, not just meeting to say we have been to church and done our duty. Souls are the foundation of fellowship and the preaching of the Gospel.
Too many times we forget the purposes of our fellowship. We forget the mind of Christ is unity of the body in the Spirit of Christ for winning souls. When we come together let our joy be full, because lost souls are being added to the kingdom.
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