The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Philippians 1:3-10, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
4 always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,
5 in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ…”

What a sweet notation Paul sites of the Philippians! He thanks God for every remembrance he has of them! Don’t you wish you could honestly say that of everyone you’ve met? What’s more, don’t you wish everyone you’ve met could have that notation of you?

Somewhat inadvertantly, perhaps, Paul notes that this fellowship comes from their participation with him in he Gospel. It takes a minimum of two sincere believers, working together for a common cause, for that to be honestly said. Do you have a friend who works with you in sharing the Gospel? Someone has said that the best way to get rid of your enemies is to make friends of them. Undoubtedly, Paul had long ago learned that.

Paul’s admonition was that the Philippians might abound in true love. He shared with them an accurate focus on true knowledge and spiritual discernment. That enabled them both to “approve the things that are excellent,” making them compatible with each other and be ready when Christ would appear.

Do you have a love for other people? –not just the ones who love you, but the ones who don’t? Such love is spiritual and is derived from knowing Christ as your Savior and living daily in the Word of God –the Bible! Children grow physically by eating. Christians grow spiritually by devouring the Scriptures. Start today by reading this short letter to the Philippians. It will prepare you for the day Jesus returns.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom