The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 339


The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 339


Philippians 3 New King James Version (NKJV)

Our Citizenship in Heaven
17 Brethren join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. 18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

The Christ/Messiah – Meditation in The Wisdom and knowledge of God
Along with the seriousness of Philippians 3:12-17 of pressing on it does not take much understanding that the apostle Paul is fervent that we as believers and sons of God should be as he is. Now think on this; if the apostle states that we should join him and follow his example, then our response to his request should be, Amen Paul, I will follow your example. This does not mean that we should all be ‘tentmakers’ by trade, what has that got to do with anything.

Paul is stating that his example of living is abiding ‘In Christ’ and one of ‘All for Christ’ by ‘Pressing forward’ toward our home and ‘Citizenship of Heaven’ Paul concludes his charge for us with the words of Chapter 4:1 – Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, ‘my joy and my crown’, so stand fast in the LORD beloved.

If you look around at your brothers and sisters in the LORD, we should not judge, but some can bring us to tears, the Complete Jewish Bible states that Paul was brought to tears because some of the brethren walked as though they were enemies of Messiah’s Execution Stake. To me, this is more than ‘death on a cross’ as over the last two thousand years, plus we have said much to water down all that God has prepared for those who love Him. And there is something to say about the following verses of John 2:1-12.

Verse 10 of John 2 – 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” Today we drink the wine of Messiah’s Execution Stake, maybe once a week or twice a month, but there is coming a new day and the NEW WINE at the Marriage Supper of the LAMB. How merciful and fulfilling this day will be, if you do not NO that the Christ was crucified for your sin, you will not KNOW or taste the New Wine. He has RISEN.

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