Tag - Ambition

Jesus, The HEAD of the Church

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Philippians 2:3a Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. O-bservation: Paul the Apostle makes it very clear that our purpose as "Followers of Jesus" is not self promotion. Anything that we allow to swell our heads because of personal accomplishment is not in keeping with God's will. A-pplication: Immediately following this command of Paul, he states what having the mind of Christ is like. Then he tells us what Christ was willing to do in obeying the will of His Father. He humbled Himself and died on a cross. Not only was it perhaps...

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