Dig Deeper
In Philippians 4:21 Paul writes, “The brothers and
sisters who are with me send greetings.” There were seasons during Paul’s imprisonment
and trials that we was abandoned, “At my first defense, no one came to my
support, but everyone deserted me…” (2 Timothy 4:16). Because Paul tirelessly
invested in those around him so that he was seldom alone. He even declared
earlier in this letter, “it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard
and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.” (Philippians 1:13)
In these last two verses before his doxology in
verse 23, Paul sent greetings to the Philippians from three groups of people.
How are these three groups a model for the relationships every Christian ought
to pursue?
1. “All God’s people”
1 Timothy 3:15--
Galatians 6:10--
2. “The brothers and sisters who are with me”
2 Timothy 2:2--
Acts 18:24-26--
3. “Those who belong to Caesar’s household”
Romans 16:15--
Acts 2:42-43, 5:42--
Application
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to fight for
joy through the pursuit of like-minded unity within your church family? Do you
have a Christian friend of whom you’d exclaim, “I have no one else like
him/her?” If not, what do you sense God leading you to do? Is there a “co-worker”
with whom Holy Spirit is leading you to partner in ministry? With whom is the
Holy Spirit leading you to invest?
Memorize This
Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. NIV
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