WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

Philippians 2: 1 – 11


No matter what we have, it is not ours in the first place. It doesn't matter what it is, it is not ours. We have it on loan from God.
And, if it is not ours to begin with, how can we keep it?
We are called to share our gifts with others. We are to be humble and think of the needs of others before we think of our own. In doing so, we imitate the love that God showed us through the example of our Savior Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself even unto death on the cross.

1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross!

There is a story of a young college boy who was hit by a car on the way to his team's basketball game. Sadly, he died from his injuries. The thing that makes a difference about this guys life is that his parents found his will, in which a few years before, he had decided to donate his vital organs for transplant issues. This selfless act saved the life of four other young people, and helped change the live of at least a dozen others, just because he put the needs of others above his own.
I'm not saying that we should all donate our organs, or die to be charitable. But, we can share of our selves, donate our talents,or our old clothes, we can even go food shopping and give it to those who need it. We can even donate our time to be of service for others. Another way to do things for others, is to bring them the word of God, and the good news of Jesus Christ. What better gift can there be other than eternal life.

Think about it, the do something about it.