FAITH CAPSULE: The mind of Christ Jesus is none other than love.
 
Philippians 2

It is written, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:5) What kind of mind was in Jesus Christ? The mind of Christ Jesus is none other than love. He came in love, with love and to love. He is the love of God for us. The Bible states, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)Love cannot be determined by only what you give because man can give without love, but no one can love without giving. Jesus’ love is the love that comes to give. Jesus’ love is unconditional love, the indication of love that is genuine. The mind of Christ is love and when love becomes our inside, we are set for great exploits. With Jesus, God’s presence was always there just as He testifies, “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone…” (John 8:29) Just like Jesus’ mind, when loving all men becomes our mind, God’s presence will not depart from us in every area of life. The kind of love that operates as the mind of Christ Jesus is that of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8: “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.” The love of Jesus is not the kind that you operate today and not tomorrow. His love is with compassion and it is always constant and consistent. In the mind of Jesus, there is no burden, no yoke and that is why He encouraged in Matthew 11:28-29, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” A loving heart will not experience yoke or burden. To love cannot be separated from being humble. The evidence of lack of humility in the life of a man is a demonstration of lack of love. It is clearly stated in Philippians 2:8, “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” It took a genuine unconditional love; a love that does not complain to lay down His life. Without humility love cannot become of any mind.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to have the mind of Christ Jesus.