Paul’s Powerful Boast
Let us begin to muse today from Philippians 3:20-21 as we draw from Paul's Prison Experiences. It is in verse 20a where I find 'Paul's Powerful Boast'. Today I draw our attention to verse 20 and Paul's Boast of Citizenship. Paul said our conversation…
Paul’s Burden For False Brethren
In verses 18-19 we muse on another principle in an unwelcomed situation. Paul has a burden for false brethren. He speaks of those who are enemies of the cross. Oh, how many have rejected His cross and death for them. Paul mentions them weeping.…
Paul Offered Himself
Let us continue to muse on Paul's Personal Burden. In verse 17a Paul offers himself as a pattern. The word 'follower' means to follow the model pattern. Paul is not an egotist but in humility he is stating what God has done in and through him.…
Paul’s Personal Burden
Let us continue to look at principles that Paul practiced in the midst of unwelcomed situations. Let us muse today from verses 15-16 and Paul's Personal Burdens. Paul deals with 'thinking' in verse 15 and 'walking' in verse 16. Paul wants us…
Paul’s Purposed Beliefs
Let us muse onPhilippians 3:13-14 today and Paul's Purposed Beliefs. He said that he had not yet apprehended. The word means 'I have not grasped all there is to grasp'. 'I don't know all there is to know.' Paul said he was going to focus on…
The Citizen And His Blessing
Let us begin to muse today from Philippians 3:12-21 and Paul the citizen and his blessing. In verse 20 Paul tells us his citizenship is in heaven. While passing through this world he has been blessed. In verse 12 I see Paul's perfected blessing.…
Position Of Being Complete
Let us muse today on some principles of behaviour in the unwelcome situations God sends. In Philippians 3:9-11 I find the position of being complete. The phrase in verse 9, "And be found in Him", is the great truth of our position. For us to…
Paul’s Present Behaviour
Let us muse today on Paul's present behaviour in Philippians 3:7-8. I see here the principle of counting. His gains were counted as loss. Gain is in the plural while loss is singular. All that Paul gave up was singular, while what he gained…
The Christian And His Behavior
Let us muse again from the principles to live by when shut up by God to unwelcome situations.In 3:4-6 I find Paul's prior behavior. I see his natural connection in the phrase circumcised the eight day of the stock of Israel. I see his tribal…
The Circumcision And Its Blindness
We are musing today from Philippians 3:2-3 and more principles from the prison. The principle I would have us look at today is the circumcision and its blindness. In verse 2 I find the cutters. Paul called them dogs, evil workers, and people…