{"id":570,"date":"2010-07-24T19:46:53","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T00:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sgledhill.com\/bronze\/?p=570"},"modified":"2010-11-02T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T17:25:56","slug":"word-for-today-july-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/word-for-today\/word-for-today-july-24th","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Scripture 00008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Philippians 2:1-11<\/strong> (NLT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29352\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? <\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29353\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29354\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Don\u2019t be selfish; don\u2019t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. <\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29355\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Don\u2019t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29356\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29357\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Though he was God,<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0he did not think of equality with God<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0as something to cling to.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29358\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0he took the humble position of a slave<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and was born as a human being.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When he appeared in human form,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29359\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> he humbled himself in obedience to God<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and died a criminal\u2019s death on a cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29360\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and gave him the name above all other names,<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29361\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in heaven and on earth and under the earth,<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/span><sup id=\"en-NLT-29362\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to the glory of God the Father.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twttr_buttons\"><div class=\"twttr_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Recovery+Scripture+00008\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\"  data-size=\"default\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/word-for-today\/word-for-today-july-24th\"  data-related=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippians 2:1-11 (NLT) \u00a01 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? 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