Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, and with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ … Continue reading
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Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near (Philippians 4:5). Not wimpiness Not weakness Not wishy-washy-namby-pamby-milquetoastiness Gentleness To have great strength and choose to restrain it. To reach out a hand when you want to shake … Continue reading
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4) If you’re happy and you know it, clap your– No..not like that. Please. Paul’s not talking about happy-clappy-fakey-smiley-insipid nonsense. Because sometimes life hurts. alot … Continue reading
I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the Gospel… … Continue reading
…and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body (Philippians … Continue reading
But our citizenship is in Heaven… (Philippians 3:20). I did a bit of travelling in my pre-geezer days. I remember the feeling of being all alone in a foreign country. It was exciting, but unsettling. I didn’t understand the … Continue reading
Only let us live up to what we have already attained (Philippians 3:16). There’s so much I don’t know. It’s astonishing, really. I mean, it could paralyze me if I focus on it. I know, because sometimes I … Continue reading
…but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. (Philippians 3:12). He saved you for a purpose. Don’t get me wrong. He saved you because he loves you. If you never … Continue reading
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect… (Philippians 3:12). You’re a work in progress. Cliche? Yes. True? Also, yes. Hear the truth, Beloved. Stop your racing and striving and running and tumbling … Continue reading
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection of the dead. (Philippians 3:11). I … Continue reading