The Perception Of The Prisoner
Let us continue to muse through Philippians 1:19-26 today. I have titled this section the perception of the prisoner. In verse 19 I find the prayer of perception. Things are not always the way they seem,but prayer allows us to see them as God…
Foreknown Purpose
We are musing these days from Philippians 1:12-18 and Paul's prison experiences. Today I see from his prison there is a foreknown purpose. In turning our prisons into palaces of praise we must see God has a bigger plan we may not can see. In…
A Furthering Purpose
Let us muse today from Philippians 1:14-17. It is here we find the furthering purpose behind Paul's prison. I see in verse 14 A furthering confidence.Paul said his bonds had caused him to wax confident. The phrase wax confident means to be made…
The Purpose Of This Prison
We muse today from Philippians 1:12-13 and the purpose of Paul's prison. When ever God shuts us up in unwelcome circumstances there is a purpose. In our text we find a foundational purpose. In verse 12 we find Paul shut up to God's plan. He…
Paul’s Prison Prayer
We continue to muse today through Philippians1:11 and Paul's prison experience. We have found that God turned his prison into a palace of praise. One of the great avenues He used was prayer. I see in verse 11a there is a prayer for anointing.…
Prayer For Approval And Alignement
Let us muse today from Philippians 1:10 in Paul's prison experiences. One of the things that changed his prison into a palace of praise was prayer. In verse 10a I find a prayer for approval. The word approve used in the text means to test the…
The Prayers Of A Prisoner
We are still musing through the book of Philippians and Paul's prison experiences. God changed his prison into a palace of praise. One of the ways He used to change the prison was through prayer. It is hard to tell when Paul is talking to us…
Passionate Thoughts
I muse again today from Philippians1:5-8. Remember Paul is in prison in a Roman seward. It is through his attitude God changes his prison into a palace of praise. The verses today tell of his passionate thoughts. My, how our thinking controls…
Passionate Thanks
We are musing these days through Philippians and Paul's prison experience. God turned his prison into a palace of praise. One of his respones is found in 1:3-4 and it is passionate thanks. In verse 3 I find thanks with persistence. The word…
The Passion Of The Prisoner
We are musing in the book of Philippians these days. Remember our theme from prison to a palace, from chains of conflict to chimes of comfort,and from cells to cathedral'sof praise. Let us muse these days from chapter 1:1-3. It is here we find…