Remembering You
I always ask God to show me something to write about and i open my copy of His Word and search the scriptures until He locks me in. This morning’s just happened to be Philippians chapter 1, verses 3-6. It reads like this … “ I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” This may seem insignificant or trivial to some, but i can relate to Paul’s words and expressions of joy towards his friends and his brothers and sisters in Christ. I’m thankful when i remember yall in my prayers…not only because God saw fit to use you in my own life’s journey, but also because of your “partnership” in the gospel. We’re in this thing together … this “adventure” that’s taking us places we never knew existed before we met Jesus. His Spirit reveals new things to us every day…sharpens us for the battles we’re gonna face and revives us after em. Yeah, we take a beatin sometimes…who dont ? But our faith in Christ and what He’s already done stands strong ! ( 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 ) Because of you, i don’t haveta go it alone. I know if i need you, you’ll be there for me … and i hope you know you can count on me to be there for you. God never meant for us to be disunified … He created us to be of one accord…one Spirit … HIS ! “A cord of three is stronger than one” ( Ecclesiastes 4:12 ) … therefore, we know that “isolation” is just another trick / another lie of the enemy that weakens our defenses. He’s crafty and deceitful…always trying to steal, kill and destroy our marriages, our health and our witness. His sole job is to create havoc to take our eyes off the prize ( Philippians 3:14 )…but he ain’t got what Jesus has ! Satan’s power is limited ( plus, he’s already been whooped ! ) … but he ain’t a quitter. He dont know when to cry “uncle”…but his day is comin ! We have Christ on our side, and nobody can pluck us out of His hands ( John 10:28-30 ) ! Because of your good confession, we’re a team … and nothing nor nobody can separate us ! The good work He started, He will complete ! If we remain in Christ ( John 15:5-8 ) and walk in the Spirit ( Galatians 5:16 ), we “will produce good fruit”… we won’t be able t’ help it ! Whether you get there before me or after me, I’ll continue to smile because of you ! Your friendship and love for Christ brings joy to my soul. Stay the course … hold on for the ride … and enjoy this abundant life that’s been made available for us … Jesus has already paid for our admission !! ( John 10:10; Psalm 119:1-8 )