1 Samuel 30:1-31:13; Micah 1:1-2:13; Romans 9:1-29
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2 Timothy 3:5
The Lord Jesus was eternally in “the form of God”, and in the incarnation took on “the form of a servant” (Phil. 2:6-7). By contrast, many in these last days have the form of godliness, but it is merely a façade. God desires truth in the inward parts, rather than hypocrisy. Christ was fully God and fully became a servant on earth— there was no pretense about his “form”. We must imitate Him by growing in His grace and having the same attitude of dependent
humility. May we be what we seem to be. —Keith R. Keyser
Oh, may that mind be form’d in us,
Which shone so bright in Thee;
May we be humble, lowly, meek,
From pride and envy free. —Thomas Cotterill