In this glorious section of Scripture, we see Paul’s powerful confession of faith in the supremacy of Christ over anything else in life. Scripture reading: Philippians 3:1-11 and Mark 10:17-31 “Yet indeed I also count all things loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord…” - Philippians 3:8a It is also available in print, for purchase, at .ĭaily devotional October 24 - The excellence of knowing Christ Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. Merwin serves as minister of the Immanuel United Reformed Church of Listowel, Ontario, Canada. Live by that power rather than by your own strength! Pray for the spiritual blessings that come to you because of His resurrection. Pray that you would grow to know Christ more and that you would desire to live for Him in every area of life. To truly know Him and His mighty power means you are willing to suffer for His sake, knowing the glorious reward of your own resurrection to come! Our hearts and minds are set on things above, where Christ is, rather than being rooted in things on the earth and the things that pass away with time.ĭo you desire to know Christ and the power of His resurrection? Are you willing to suffer for His sake? To know Him means to obey Him, which means taking up your cross and following Him. We die to the old nature and come to life in the new nature. For what can compare to Christ and knowing Him?Īs Christians, we desire to know more of Christ’s grace, of His love, mercy, faithfulness and power! And what “power” Christ has! The “power” made available to us through His resurrection is beyond what we can imagine! For in Christ, we have our life, and by Him, we grow spiritually. As we saw yesterday, all the many things of this life that Paul once counted as important, he now views as nothing for the sake of Christ (vv.4-8). For Paul, Christ filled the empty place in his heart. And for the Christian, nothing is greater than growing to know Jesus Christ more and more in the life of faith. One of the key aspects of the Christian life is spiritual growth.
Scripture reading: Philippians 3:1-11 and Ephesians 1:15-23 “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection…” - Philippians 3:10a ĭaily devotional October 25 - Growing to know the Lord and his power It is also available in print, for purchase, at. Ancel Merwin serves as minister of the Immanuel United Reformed Church of Listowel, Ontario, Canada. The Lord loves a cheerful giver and He will see to it that all of your needs are met in Christ according to His glorious riches! Suggestions for prayer: Pray for a generous heart and that you would give to God as generously as He has given for you. For God is the great supplier of all your needs, and as you give for His glory, He will generously supply you with what you need for the Christian life. No, God will supply for all our needs “according to His riches in glory”, and that we should never doubt!Īnd so, as you gather for worship, come with generous hearts for prayer, for the Word and sacraments, and for giving to the Lord.
When we give to the Lord, do we believe that God will provide for us? We should never think that giving for the gospel will lead to our financial harm. And so, even though he is content, their giving is not in vain! The investment they have made in him is an investment in the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that investment always pays dividends! He says in v.17, “Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.” But how could Paul repay them for their sacrifice for the gospel? Well, he never could - but God will! For as they give, and give generously, God will repay them through His rich provision in Christ Jesus, as v.19 says. As he notes in vv.14-16, they gave generously for his needs when others did not. And yet, Paul is thankful for the provision of his friends. Now, as we saw in vv.10-13, Paul has all he will ever need in Christ. Scripture reading: Philippians 4:10-20 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:19 Daily devotional October 30 - God’s generous supply for his generous people
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