![]() ![]() ![]() Paul’s Cathedral, located in Kamloops BC, Canada. Carol has been a Bible teacher for twenty years and served on church staff and in women's ministry for three decades. She’s the author of Building a Family and numerous other titles and maintains a devotional blog at ĬAROL MCCRACKEN is a Christian communicator who teaches women Biblical truths through real-life application and humor to connect them to their God-given purpose. She’s addressed women’s groups, Bible studies, and writers across the nation. JENNIFER SLATTERY is a writer and speaker who hosts the Faith Over Fear podcast. Want to listen without the ads? Become a PLUS Member today: These are works of God, pertaining to God, and to him only are they to be ascribed, and to no other, neither men, words, nor deeds.Today’s Bible Verse: "But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God." - Acts 20:24 All our privileges and salvation arise in the free mercy of God yet the enjoyment of them depends on our sincere and holy conduct. The way to have the God of peace with us, is to keep close to our duty. We should walk in all the ways of virtue, and abide therein then, whether our praise is of men or not, it will be of God. Believers are to get and to keep a good name a name for good things with God and good men. This peace will keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus it will keep us from sinning under troubles, and from sinking under them keep us calm and with inward satisfaction. The peace of God, the comfortable sense of being reconciled to God, and having a part in his favour, and the hope of the heavenly blessedness, are a greater good than can be fully expressed. God needs not to be told our wants or desires he knows them better than we do but he will have us show that we value the mercy, and feel our dependence on him. ![]() We must join thanksgivings with prayers and supplications not only seek supplies of good, but own the mercies we have received. Not only stated times for prayer, but in every thing by prayer. As a remedy against perplexing care, constant prayer is recommended. There is a care of diligence which is our duty, and agrees with a wise forecast and due concern but there is a care of fear and distrust, which is sin and folly, and only perplexes and distracts the mind. The day of judgment will soon arrive, with full redemption to believers, and destruction to ungodly men. Let their enemies perceive how moderate they were as to outward things, and how composedly they suffered loss and hardships. It more than outweighs all causes for sorrow. Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life and Christians need to be again and again called to it. Let us seek to give assurance that our names are written in the book of life. As the apostle had found the benefit of their assistance, he knew how comfortable it would be to his fellow-labourers to have the help of others. Let believers be of one mind, and ready to help each other. Commentary on Today's Verse Commentary on Philippians 4:2-9 ![]()
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