Filled With the Fruit of Righteousness

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. — Phlippians 1:10-11 

In Paul's letter, he encourages the people in Philippi to be filled with the fruit that comes from Jesus.

The fruit of righteousness through Christ.

So God will be given all the praise and glory.

Not to lift up Paul or me, but to glorify God.

So all my actions will be an offering of praise to Him.

A life dedicated to God's glory.

This Is My Prayer

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. — Philippians 1:9-10

Paul wants his friends in Philippi to grow in love.

So their love may spread and deepen.

That's our prayer for today, too.

That we will grow in knowledge and depth of insight.

And that we can discern what's best.

So we can be pure and blameless.

Ready for the day of Christ's coming.

Seek First His Kingdom

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. — Matthew 6:33 

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We are so blessed.

Our Father God gives us all good things.

And He asks us to seek first His kingdom.

The kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And the righteousness of Jesus.

And all these things will be given to us by God as well.

God's People

All God’s people here send their greetings. — 2 Corinthians 13:13

And all God's people show their love to others.

They support and uphold each other.

Providing comfort in times of sadness.

Rejoicing together in times of joy.

And all God's people send their greetings to Christians far and wide.

We Have an Advocate

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. — 1 John 2:1 

We are God's beloved children.

And He has given us an advocate in His Son, Jesus.

He is the Righteous One, our Savior.

We are encouraged not to sin.

But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father.

Praise God!

Bring Praise to God

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. — Romans 15:7 

Even when we disagree, we can show acceptance to others.

And we can respect their viewpoint even when it's not ours.

Sometimes easier said than done.

Just as Jesus accepted me before I even knew Him.

So He gives me the power to accept others.

Through His Holy Spirit, I can show the love of Jesus to those who seem unlovable.

In order to bring praise to God the Father.

You Need to Persevere

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. — Hebrews 10:35-36 

God commands us to remain confident.

And to persevere in doing the will of God.

When we hesitate, He pushes us along.

Holding us up when we lose heart.

Providing the strength we need to persevere.

He is our Rock!