Devotionals about Joy

Read: Philippians 3:12-17 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on. (vv. 13-14) Paul does not use his imperfections as

Read: Philippians 3:12-17 Not that I have already obtained [the resurrection] or am already perfect. (v. 12) Paul’s faith journey was a work in progress. He was confident of his final

Read: Philippians 3:1-11 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. (v. 7) In the first six verses of this chapter Paul provides us with

Read: Philippians 2:19-29 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier . . . and minister to my need. (v. 25) Epaphroditus likely

Read: Philippians 2:19-29 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon. . . . For I have no one like him. (vv. 19-20) Everyone needs friends, deep friends. In

Read: Philippians 2:12-18 Do everything without grumbling or arguing. (v. 14 NIV) In this section of Philippians Paul describes Christians as those who “shine as lights in the world” (v. 15). In

Read: Hebrews 5:5-10 He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death. (Phil. 2:8) In his human existence, Jesus Christ chose, in obedience to God the Father, to

Read: Philippians 2:6-11 But made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (v. 7 ESVUK) The apostle Paul goes out of his way

Read: Philippians 2:5-7 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. (v. 5) When the apostle writes these words about the Philippians’ “mind,” he is talking first of