Hello, my dear friends! I am just sharing what was on my heart during this week in the form of my usual blog. I hope you will enjoy the few words that God has allowed me to pen.

While having my devotion this week, I read the following scripture, which not only blessed and inspired my heart but also humbled me. I love it when scripture humbles me. 😊

Philippians 2:3-11 (NIV)  -“3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!”

When I first read this passage, I was struck and reminded by the glorious and magnificent nature of Heaven. Can you imagine how beautiful and splendid Heaven is; just stop and think about it. There are accounts in the bible where men got a glimpse of Heaven and the glory of God and were amazed, to say the least ( Ezekiel 1:26-27, Exodus 24:17, Exodus 33:19, 22-23).

Now, Heaven and its glory are one thing, but there is also the glory and greatness of who Christ is. Jesus is before all things, created all things, and holds all things together (Colossians 1:15-19). Just think about that statement. No really, pause and think about that statement. He is the thread that stitches things together, creating, maintaining, and sustaining them.

There are two things I want to single out here. The glory of the place (Heaven) and the glory of the person (Jesus Christ). Sometimes you visit a beautiful place, but it is spoiled by unpleasant people. At other times, you meet wonderful people, but the location is not ideal. However, when you find a beautiful place with wonderful people, it becomes difficult to imagine leaving such a place. Yet still this is what Christ did. He decided to leave Glory and come down and give! He decided to become a servant. This is truly what humbling yourself is about. Giving up what you value to create value and benefit in others.

It is mind-blowing to me that Christ would do this. Not only do this but do this in exchange for suffering hardship and a gruesome death. Do this to be crucified on a piece of wood, spat upon, ridiculed, forsaken by close friends and betrayed by others, embarrassed, lowly esteemed and born in a stable. Yes, Jesus traded all His greatness and privilege in exchange for executing the WILL of the Father and the love of us! Do you see now why I said reading this passage humbled me? It amplified the Heavenly divide between what Jesus was and what he became to save my life and yours.

Christ understood that the Father’s will was more important than anything else. The will of the Father is more important than any other will; be it my will, your will, your parents will,  the devil’s will and every other will does not matter. These wills mean nothing when compared to the will of the Father. The will of the Father has purpose and intent and will always be to our benefit (Jeremiah 29:11).

So, my question to you is. What distracts, hinders, or stops you from doing your Father’s will? What is it? If Christ can pay this price just to give us salvation and eternal life, why can’t I do the same? When we humble ourselves and do the Father’s will, we position ourselves to be used as a conduit to give salvation to someone else. Operating in the Father’s will is never about what we can get, but it is always about what we can give!

I know there are areas in my life that can improve, that must improve. This is not only for my sake but also for the sake of others around me who have been ordained to know God through me. Ephesians 2:10-15 (NIV) states, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”.

God has preordained our work, and following His will is the only way for us to accomplish it. If Christ can suffer and do it, then who are we not to take up our cross (Matthew 16:24-26) and do the same?

I hope you enjoyed this food for thought, and I leave you with one of my favourite quotes and a great clip about identifying God’s will in your life.

“To pray, ‘thy will be done’, I must be willing, if the answer requires it, that my will be undone” – Elizabeth Elliot.

Please have a listen of this short clip from Mile Donehey on Finding God’s Life for My Will,

PS: Dane Miller was last seen in deep reflection and thinking about the WILL of God in his life.

Your Brother in the Lord,

Dane Miller | Authored Book – “God is the Author, I am the Pen.”

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