| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.” Philippians 1:6-7 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Spiritually healthy Christians” In the New Living Translation Ephesians 2:10 reads, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” You are God’s masterpiece. Not only did He create you and weave your together in your mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13); and not only did He make you a new spiritual creation at the time you placed your faith in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17); but since then He has been in the process of molding and shaping you into the person He wants you to be (Philippians 1:6), and He will continue that molding and shaping right up until the moment you arrive in heaven. That’s what Paul was referring to in Philippians 1:6-7. It’s what was happening in the lives of the Philippian Christians and it gave Paul great joy to see it. Over the years of visiting and corresponding with them Paul could see the progress they were making as individual Christians and as a church. This was a healthy church filled with spiritually healthy Christians and therefore God was accomplishing great things in them and through them. Beyond that, He would continue to do so. (This kind of stuff warms the heart of every pastor!) Then in verse seven Paul tells them that they have given him good reason to think and feel this way about them. In other words, he wasn’t making this stuff up and he wasn’t blowing smoke by giving them false compliments. This was a statement of fact and he was just calling it what it was. This was Paul telling them that they’re on the right track doing the right things, and he was urging them to continue doing so. Your spiritual growth is not only a source of joy for you, but it’s a source of joy for the preachers, teachers, and mentors who have built into your life and who have helped you in your spiritual growth. Spiritually healthy Christians make spiritually healthy churches and that is a thing of great joy. So, keep growing and we will all share in the joy of it! God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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