What's on Jesus' Mind?

I have a lot on my mind these days.

• Is my microphone unmuted on this Zoom meeting?
• Do I have my mask?
• Did I eat lunch today?

OK… while those are very real things that I ask myself everyday, I have more serious things on my mind, too. Things like:

• How will I help contribute best to society?
• How do Beth and I best parent three active boys to love God and others like they’re loved?
• Was what I said in last week’s sermon interpreted the way I wanted it to be?
• What will other people think if I…

Real things. Real life. It might be easy for your mind to become overloaded, too.

Have you ever wondered what is on Jesus’ mind? Philippians 2:5-8 (NCV) gives us a good picture of what Jesus is thinking. It begins: “In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus…”.  

We discover that Jesus is not thinking about his own contributions or glory. He’s not thinking about how best to prove his point. He’s not even thinking about his own life, comfort, or pleasure.

What is Jesus thinking about? Jesus is thinking about the glory of God the Father. He’s thinking about serving others. He’s thinking about being obedient to God the Father - even to death.

As we move into the fall, I wonder how each of us can think more like Jesus. More about God’s glory - not our own. More about serving others - not ourselves. Less about our life, comfort, and pleasure - more about what God is asking us to do with Him, each day.

After all, following Jesus is about a relationship. Maybe the only thing on his mind is being with me… which means the biggest thing that needs to be on my mind is being with him every moment of every day.