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Philippians 2:7 - An Amazing Sacrifice.

Philippians 2:7 (NLT) Instead, he gave up 
his divine privileges; he took the humble 
position of a slave and was born as a human being.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   I heard a story about a mother who was 
telling her little girl that Jesus lived in her 
heart. The little girl put her ear to her moms 
chest and said, Im listening to Jesus in 
your heart. 
   Really? the mother said. What 
are you hearing? 
   She said, I think right now Hes 
making coffee. 
   When someone becomes a Christian, Jesus 
Christ literally takes residence in his or her 
heart. Colossians 1:27 says, And this is the 
secret: Christ lives in you (NLT). Then in John 
1:12 we read, But to all who believed him and 
accepted him, he gave the right to become children of 
God (NLT). 
   So it is accurate to say that we must 
receive Christ. And it is accurate to say that 
Christ lives in our lives after we receive Him. 
   In fact, Jesus said in John 14:23, All 
who love me will do what I say. My Father will 
love them, and we will come and make our home 
with each of them (NLT). So when you become a 
Christian, Christ literally comes and makes His home 
with you. 
   I think weve romanticized the 
Christmas story, depicting Mary, Joseph, and the 
newborn Jesus with halos while the animals look on 
in reverence. Everything is bathed in blue 
light. Its a beautiful scene. But that isnt 
the way it was.  
   God sent His Son from the glory of Heaven 
to be born in the most unsanitary conditions 
imaginable. It was cold and damp - an unwelcoming place. 
But to me, that doesnt diminish the Christmas 
story. In fact, it enhances it to think of all God 
left to come to us. What an amazing sacrifice it 
was. 
   Jesus left His home in Heaven to make a 
home in our hearts. He was born so that we could 
be born again. Is Jesus at home in your heart 
today? [Greg Laurie from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

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2nd of 28: Pictures of the Divine: 
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3rd of 28: A Dirty Bible: 
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5th of 28: Saved: 
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7th of 28: Reprogramming Our Brains: 
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8th of 28 Our Holy Father: 
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11th of 28 The Law of God: 
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12th of 28 The Sabbath: 
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15th of 28 Stewardship: 
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16th of 28 Marriage and the Family: 
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YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs