Post by Woody Williams on Nov 4, 2024 5:08:20 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Philippians 1:3-11
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I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy
in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in
the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that
the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion
by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way
about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you
share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the
defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I
long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is
my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge
and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that on
the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the
harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the
glory and praise of God.
Devotional
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Paul wrote this joyful epistle to a congregation that upheld Paul and
gave testimony to the Gospel. The Apostle Paul prays that their love
would always overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight.
This love is the testimony that bears witness to God and leads people
to praise God. The love the Philippians had for Paul was expressed in
their remembering Paul. Paul also remembers them in his prayers. The
mutual remembering strengthens them both in faith and love.
Prayer
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God, help me remember those who have loved and supported me. Amen
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I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy
in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in
the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that
the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion
by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way
about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you
share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the
defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I
long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is
my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge
and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that on
the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the
harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the
glory and praise of God.
Devotional
----------
Paul wrote this joyful epistle to a congregation that upheld Paul and
gave testimony to the Gospel. The Apostle Paul prays that their love
would always overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight.
This love is the testimony that bears witness to God and leads people
to praise God. The love the Philippians had for Paul was expressed in
their remembering Paul. Paul also remembers them in his prayers. The
mutual remembering strengthens them both in faith and love.
Prayer
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God, help me remember those who have loved and supported me. Amen