SUMMER CLASSES TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Philippians 2:7-8, “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
We need to allow the cross to operate to completely terminate this self and to germinate resurrection life.
In this way, the life that is manifested in us is life out of death (2 Cor. 4:10-11).
Life out of death!
For this we need to let the cross operate.
And how do we let the cross operate?
Philippians 2 gives us the way: we empty ourselves, not grasping anything, just as the Lord Jesus emptied Himself.
And then He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death.
In that emptying and humbling, God was operating.
These verses are in the context of Philippians 2:13, “It is God who operates in you.”
Let God operate.
You cannot do anything.
You simply empty.
Empty out your energy, your striving, your self in its religious workings.
This is the meaning of Paul’s word, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I” (Gal. 2:20).
Terminate and end that self.
Just empty it out.
And then humble yourself.
The humbling is uniquely related to obedience.
Though you cannot change yourself and you cannot reproduce resurrection life, you can let God operate by emptying out your own energy and self and then obeying.
Just go along with whatever He is saying, whatever He is doing.
In our emptying and in our obeying, God is operating.
The cross is operating.
Death is operating to change us, to transfer us out of our self into the Spirit, and to reproduce Christ in our being until we are completely conformed to His image.
This is God’s New Testament economy (Rom. 8:29).
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Dr. Don Davis
Freddie May’s Mom
John McClain
Kathi Mabe
Rose Fuller
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad