Philippians 2:7
Personal Choices

There was a glory uniquely His, He chose to lay aside.
Veiled instead the Savior came, in humility, not pride.
He who angels bowed before was here as lowly man,
Not forced upon Him, nor unwanted; part of an eternal plan.

To have His mind in me like this means I must also choose
To set aside great ambitions that I in turn might lose
My life for self; instead live my life for Him.
Those He has chosen need to know His care for them.

The nature of a servant is to be submissive to another.
The Lord Jesus when He came did the will of God the Father.
Through years of submissive service, He was obedient;
Doing humbly the will of God, as man, though He was deity.

It is important for me to remember I’m a servant too.
To have the mind of Christ in me, leads me to want to do
Whatever my Lord indicates in thought and word and deed.
It is my calling as a servant to the Master’s will give heed.

The Lord Jesus chose when He was here to be a normal man.
When traveling long miles while moving about the land
He submitted Himself to the restrictions of humanity
That I might know that He was willing to be a man like me.

Humanity is not my choice, it is what I really am.
I should always keep in mind He was God’s chosen Lamb.
For His own reason God chose me to make me like His Son.
As He is now, I’ll be like then, when my life’s work here is done.