Philippians is a book about partnership in proclaming in the Gospel. It is also about rejoicing in the midst of troubles; focusing on the blessings rather than the problems at hand (4:4,10).
Paul said that our citizenship is in heaven not on earth; so we shouldn't be making permanent residence here. Ultimately, we will all die one day and see our Lord; not only that, our physical bodies would be transformed into a glorious one (v 20-21).
Because our citizenship is in heaven, he exhorted us to follow his pattern of living on earth (v 17). The pattern of the world is described in three ways (v18 - 19):
1. End is destruction - devil comes to steal, kill and destroy our souls (Jn 10:10)
2. God is their appetite - our living dictated by the lust of the flesh, the lusts of the eyes and the pride of life (1 Jn 2:16)
3. Glory is their shame - on the day of judgment, heads would be bowed in shame and disgrace.
Let's check ourselves in the above and see whether we're beginning to make permanent residence here.
On a different note, a stray cat came to our home outside and gave birth to three kittens yesterday. Unfortunately, one died. Our neighbour gave the mother something to eat. I'd blog about this interesting episode another time but you can see some lovely pictures in my facebook.
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