Click Here to Read Philippians 3:12-21 “I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.” (Phil. 3:12 TPT). I just love this statement. Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own. And he did that because He loves me and wants to have me for…
Click Here to Read Philippians 3:1-11 “My beloved ones, don’t ever limit your joy or fail to rejoice in the wonderful experience of knowing our Lord Jesus!” (Phil. 3:1 TPT). Once again, Paul is speaking to us about the importance of joy and rejoicing. But I noticed that he doesn’t say that we are to rejoice in our perfect life, or in the temporal experiences of this world. It isn’t just in the times of celebration or an occasional feeling…
Click Here to Read Philippians 2:12-30 I really like the wording of verse 12 in the Amplified translation: “So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might…
Click here to read Philippians 2:1-11 So far, Paul has told us what it means to be a servant of Jesus Christ, what it looks like to live a life fully abandoned to Christ, and the necessity of laying down our own will to pick up the will of God. Now, Paul is sharing with us what motivated him to be able to live such a life: the example of Christ himself. “And consider the example that Jesus, the Anointed…
Click Here to Read Philippians 1:19-30 “No matter what, I will continue to hope and passionately cling to Christ, so that he will be openly revealed through me before everyone’s eyes. So I will not be ashamed! In my life or in my death, Christ will be magnified in me.” (Phil. 1:20 TPT). Throughout this entire first chapter of Philippians Paul has made one point very clear to me. As far as he was concerned, he existed for no other…