Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 40, Day 5, Thursday, 7th October 2021. TOPIC: IMPROVE YOURSELF 4:

“3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”

To be like Jesus, we all need to improve the way we relate with everyone around us, both the High and Low, the Great and Little, Favoured and Unfavoured, God created us all. Segregation is one of the bad habit that has dominated Christiandom. We rate people by what they have, what we have and where we are presently but we are all equal in the sight of God. Position, wealth, anointing, title has made us create a gap between ourselves right inside the church, we need to improve the way we relate with everyone around us, within and outside our local churches.

Apostle Paul was  speaking to the Philippians on how to treat one another. He explain that love should reign and not rank. He talked about looking out for one another regardless of the differences between us. We need to be selfless in relating with everyone around us starting from the church, our various home, places of work, in our community and market place. Everywhere is filled up with churches and Christians but the love that Christianity professes is lacking. We care for ourselves only, we focus on helping and blessing people within our circle of friends alone. We look down on those who have not, as been lazy or wasting our resources when given to them. We see others as inferior to ourselves and this can’t help the Gospel of Christ to spread.

Relate with the low and the high; the slave girls, sales boys and orphans around you. See others as someone who needs you and you need. Seeing others better than you, does not reduce anything from your life, it rather proves you to be humble. Care for the less privileges, look out for others not just those you know, and with this, souls can be saved, life can be touched and wounds can be heal. Improve your relationships with people around you and you will find yourself pleasing the Lord. May God bless His word in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.