Philippians 1:2-11 NLT
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. 8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. 8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
How are you remembered when people think of you? Do you bring a smile to their face? Does their heart swell with joy? Do they long to spend time with you again? Or do the grit their teeth, groan and shake their head?
How are you remembered when God thinks of you? Is it with gritted teeth, a groan and a shake of the head? Or does He remember you as Paul thought of the Philippians? If you behave as the Philippians, God will remember you with a smile and joy, wanting to spend eternity with you. Share the Gospel, love with a love that is overflowing, continue to grow in knowledge and understanding, live pure and blameless, with a righteous character produced by your relationship with Christ Jesus.
Really, His is the only opinion that really matters. Paul knew that, do you?
Blessings, Cecilia
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