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Philippians 1 Day 8

Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,

Philippians 1:12

Today, and every day, let your opposition be your opportunity.  God gives us bigger fish to fry than being mad or getting even.  We have the Gospel of God to live for and to live in.  Problems and pain have a way of making our world small and our perspective narrow.  God is in control.  Believe it!

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Philippians 1 Day 7

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:11

Life doesn’t flow from a vacuum but from a volume.  Life doesn’t sprout and thrive from an empty heart but a full heart.  Peace isn’t found in an empty mind but in a mind full of truth.  Through Jesus, the Holy Spirit can fill our hearts and minds so that our consciouses are fully aware of God’s presence, passion, power, perspective, & purpose.  Don’t try to live on an empty heart, let Jesus fill you with His Holy Spirit.

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Philippians 1  Day 6

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        Philippians 1:9-10

Life grows where love lives.  Life is the evidence of love, sometimes it’s the evidence of what people called love.  Lives grow where love lives and that includes us.  As believers, when we let God’s love grow in our lives, we grow in His love with the fruit of knowledge and discernment.  As we grow in God’s love, we will learn to know where loves lives.  It’s awesome.

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Philippians 1 Day 5

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; ¹¹ having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.                 Philippians 1:9-11

The love we live with will determine the light we live in.  Pray for love to live in our lives.  We will pursue the knowledge of who and what we love.  Romans 2:4 tells us that it is the kindness of the Lord that leads to repentance.  Pray for love.

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Philippians 1 Day 4

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.

Philippians 1:7

What we have in our hearts will determine what we hold in our hands.  Imagine what would or could happen if we lived with people in our hearts rather than just having them on our minds.  That’s the Gospel God is bringing to completion in our lives, love.  We know the Gospel is working in our lives as we start having people in our hearts.  Mission trumps misery where there is mercy.  When we let God’s love have our hearts we can hold in our hands those who need the love of Jesus.

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Philippians 1  Day 3

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.

Philippians 1:6

God won’t quit if you don’t.  In fact, He won’t quit!  Participating in the gospel is a change and a challenge to our minds and hearts.  It’s a learning experience but God won’t quit!  Get up and keep going.

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Philippians 1 Day 2

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.            Philippians 1:3-5

It’s one thing to be persuaded but it’s another to participate.  You’d think it would be automatic but there are a lot of people who are persuaded but not participating.  Joy happens when we jump into the Gospel, not just look at it.  This life and the ministry of Christ get fun when we become players, not just spectators.  Until we become participants, players, it’s all just promises untapped for a life with God.  Jump into the gospel, don’t just look at it from the sidelines.  That’s when praise & worship will begin to fill the house.

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Philippians 1 Day 1

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:2

Two things you never want to forget about in this life:  Grace and Peace.  One is the influence, the truth, of God’s undeserved and unreserved love upon our hearts.  The other is the undisturbed and undeterred confidence that love brings into our lives.  Grace and peace are the will of God for every one of us and grace and peace are the work of Jesus in the lives of everyone who believes in Him and on Him.  God’s love will keep you today and every day.  Don’t forget Him and you won’t forget them.

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James 5 Day 10

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.             James 5:15-16

Let your spirit pray from faith in God, not the fears of this world.  In fact, confess all sinful (unbelieving) thoughts and fears as sin.  The sooner we leave the thoughts, fears, and ways of this world, the sooner we start living by faith in the power, promise, and pleasures of God.

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James Day 9

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.

James 5:14-15

The Bible says that death and life are in the power of the tongue. (Provers 18:21)   Our speech tells us what our spirit is thinking.  When it comes to sickness or weakness, don’t let your weakness speak its word over you or anyone else, let Jesus speak His word over you and everybody else.  Talk to Jesus, not about your weakness.  Only He can heal the hurting heart.  Find others who believe in the word of Jesus and pray, don’t pout.