Grace And Peace To You

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:1-11

Some say life is about dreams, some say it is about choices. Both are correct. You can dream about a lot of things, but unless you make the right choices you will never fulfill that dream you have.

There are all kinds of choices: good ones, mediocre ones, obviously bad ones, and some are excellent choices. Which path have you decided to move along?

Follow Paul’s advice, and don’t always go down the path everyone else is taking. Take the one based on prayer and a search for wisdom.

Make the choice to live a life filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Make an excellent choice and watch the ripple effect of blessing.

Our Daily Bread – February 18, 2011