Proclamation:
“And
this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and
depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be
pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of
righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written in a letter by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The
Holy Spirit of God, to the believers in the church at Philippi. After introducing himself and greeting them, Paul
offers a prayer for them knowing that the good work which Christ had begun in
them would be completed. (Philippians 1:3-6)
He prays that they would grow in love and knowledge and insight, so that
they would know and do what is good and right to the glory and praise of God.
Application:
As
believers we are to love all of God’s people, even those who are difficult to
love. However, there are some people
that we need to love at a distance. We
need to learn how to love with knowledge and discernment because there are some
individuals who would take advantage of us.
We need God’s help in deciding what is the best thing, and right thing
to do. If on our own we choose the wrong
path, we need to confess that we made a mistake, and then turn around and head
in the direction that The Lord God would have us to go. Additionally, as we deal with people, we need
to be sincere and honest. The truth may
offend some people but we should speak the truth in an effort to be helpful and
therefore be blameless. (Philippians 1:10)
We should speak in such a way as to be helpful and to edify the body of
Christ. In all that we do, it should be
done to the glory and praise of God.
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