Four of the Letters, Day 16 Who supplies your needs? Read Philippians chapter 4. When most people think about who supplies their needs, they think about the stores that they get their items from. Or they think about the job in which they do to make the money that they used to purchase these items. However, everything we have is a result of God having allowed us to have it. Our needs are supplied by Jesus Christ and through his incredible resources. We don’t ever have to wonder where anything is coming from. If we need it, our God will provide it. Are we trusting God to supply our needs?…

Four of the Letters, Day 15 How do we represent our country? Read Philippians chapter 3. As Paul was writing through this chapter, we see that he explains our citizenship is in heaven. Now the people he was talking to were from lots of different countries. Some were Jews and some weren’t. But Paul made the point that these people need to understand their citizenship was in Christ. Christ was the one that brought all of them together and gives all of them purpose and commonality. Through Christ they have belonging. We will never completely fit in any of our countries that we live in. Regardless of whether we are…

Four of the Letters, Day 14 Worthy of all honor. Read Philippians chapter 2. So many powerful verses stand out in this chapter of Philippines. Paul is explaining who Jesus is and his relationship to the whole rest of the world. Jesus is above absolutely everything. God has given Jesus the name and the honor and the glory that is above everything else and because of his position and authority, everyone should bow to him. Do we acknowledge the authority of Jesus Christ? Do we recognize how Jesus Christ is Lord over everything? Do we live out that truth every minute of every single day? As we go through each…

Four of the Letters, Day 13 Not perfect, yet. Read Philippians chapter 1. As we see Paul speaking here, this time in chains and prison for the gospel, he is sharing an uplifting and hopeful message to the church in Philippi. You see, the gospel is spreading rapidly because of Paul’s testimony. And Paul wants to people to understand the work that God is doing in each of them is not complete yet. God will continue to work in and through them until the day he perfects them. Our perfection comes when we see Christ face to face in heaven. Until that day we are flawed humans that rely on…