BLESSINGS FROM PURE THOUGHTS AND GENEROUS GIVING

My dear precious child, Paul was so enamored with the virtues and pure actions of most of the Philippians that he wrote in his letter to them that they were his joy and his crown, and that he loved them and longed to see them. However, he chided two women for their disagreement and he encouraged them to come to a sense of unity. He also asked that some of his ministers go to their side and assist them in coming to an agreement because those two women had been loyal to Paul in his struggle to spread the gospel along with other people who had worked with him whose names are written in the book of Life. (Philippians 4:1-3) He instructed the Philippians in the church of Christ Jesus to rejoice always in the Lord and he even repeated his instructions to rejoice in the Lord. He reminded them that I was near to them in My kingdom of God. His additional attitude that he ordered was that they dismiss all anxiety from their minds and to present every need to Me in prayers and supplications and petitions filled with gratitude. His assurance was strong that I, whom Paul referred to as the God of peace, would stand guard over their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. He described My peace as being beyond human understanding.(Philippians 4:4-7) Paul's next instructions, via the Holy Spirit's wisdom, was to let their thoughts only be directed toward things that are true, things that deserve respect, things that are honest, things that are pure, things that are admirable, things that are decent, things that are virtuous and things that are worthy of praise, meaning for you never to allow the devil to gain control of your thoughts with his negative, judgmental, fearful, anxious or accusatory thinking. Paul challenged them to live like they had learned, heard and seen in his life. He wrote to them that if they patterned their lives after Paul's virtues and other actions that I, the God of peace, would constantly be with them. (Philippians 4:8-19) He wrote about the joy he felt when the Philippians had sent goods and money to make his imprisonment more tolerable. He assured them that he knew that they had been concerned about him but could not visit him. He shared truth about his situation, saying that he knew how to enjoy plenty of food and goods, and also he knew how to enjoy lack, how to go hungry and how to do without. He had experience in both because I was his strength for everything. He thanked them for sharing in his hardships. He informed them that only the Philippians endeavored to meet his needs when he was in jail in Thessalonaica, and twice at that. He told the believers that he was fully paid by them, and a lot over. He wrote that one man had met his needs as a fragrant offering, acceptable and pleasing to Me. Paul's blessing to the Philippians was that I would supply all of their needs fully in a way that was worthy of the magnitude of help that he had received from them.(Philippians 4:19) Because of the gifts to him of finances from the Philippians, he assured them that I would supply all of their needs according to My riches in glory in Christ Jesus, and Paul asked Me that Jesus Christ would be with their spirits. (Philippians 4:21-23) Your Father of Endless Supplies