Paul's Letter...The Summary

 Hello Friends,

Today, let's look  into Paul's letter to the Philippians. He wrote the letter as recorded in Philippians Chapter 4 Verse 1 to 20 to thank the Philippians for the gift they had sent him and to strengthen them by showing them that true joy comes from Jesus Christ Alone. Paul was in a Roman prison at the time he wrote the letter.

PHILIPPIANS 4:1-20 (please read the whole letter when you can)

Focusing on verse 4-8

4 Always be FULL of joy in the Lord; I say it again, rejoice!   5 Let EVERYONE see that you are unselfish and considerate in all you do. Remember that the Lord is coming soon.   6 Don't  worry about ANYTHING; instead, pray about EVERYTHING; tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank him for his answers.   7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep  your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.   8 And now brothers, as I close this letter, let me say this one more thing: fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.

Paul in Roman prison writing a letter to the Philippians
 photo credit: missionbibleclass.org

Back to verse 7. I can relate this verse to a Mom saying to her child, child if you do this, you would get this and that from Dad and Mom! 

This has given room to think about the attributes of the Lord's commands or word's commands  as warning to those who hear them and great reward for those who obey them.  In verse 8 ,Paul challenged the Philippians to refine their thinking; to think about the pure ways of Christ. I sense you are thinking about how to counter the bombardment of unholy ideas and images that could slip into our minds each day as a result of the world we live in today! It takes our conscious effort and the help of GOD! 

Focus your thoughts on the pure ways of Christ by reading the bible, memorizing scriptures, carefully choose what you watch, read and listen to …etc. If you think it is difficult, I have a question,(now this applies to the people who truly follow instructions).   

Here is the question- how are you able to consciously take precautions during this pandemic? When you go out you wear your mask, follow social distancing, you don't go to parties even when you wish you could, never forget to use hand sanitizer to mention a few. All these require conscious and extra effort! All actions as described above was bore out of your thoughts of how try as much as you can to  prevent catching the bug. You can as well with keeping your thoughts fixed on what is true, good and right consciously by yourself and with God's Help . Think about it. 

Warm Regards,

HIS daughter

John 1:12