Psalm 84 is a song or poem that inspires us to look up to God, and to find our strength in Him. May our hearts long to be in His presence, through the valleys and in times of joy. Trust God, and look up!
We finished our series on Spiritual Gifts by looking at different sorts of gifts and how we can use them. The Holy Spirit can help us a lot... if we are listening to Him.
We talked about the Gift of the Holy Spirit. God's Spirit can give us many gifts, which we will discuss next week. The Holy Spirit is also a gift for us. When Jesus ascended back to Heaven, He sent us the Holy Spirit, so God is still with us, in an even better way.
In the last section of this book, Paul writes about his gratitude towards the Philippians for their support. He reminds us all that God has the power to help us and also the ability to supply all our needs, through Jesus.
Read Philippians 4 : 10 - 23 for more details on the importance of our thoughts.
This week we read from Philippians 4 and we learned about the importance of our thoughts. God's Word tells us not to worry, but to pray instead. It also tells us to fix our thoughts on things that are true and pure and admirable. Let's use our minds wisely.
Read Philippians 4 : 1 - 9 for more details on the importance of our thoughts.
This week we looked at Philippians 3, which talks about the priceless value of knowing Jesus. All our earthly efforts and accomplishments are relatively worthless, compared to the importance of salvation, which can only happen through Jesus. Nothing on earth as important as knowing Jesus.
Read Philippians 3 for more details on the value of knowing Jesus.
The Bible says we should have the same attitude that Jesus had. Attitudes are important, and choosing our attitude is a gift which nobody can take away from us. Jesus demonstrated an attitude of humility, sacrifice and service, not self-interest or personal gain. He chose obedience to God over everything else.
Read Philippians 2: 1-11 for more details on the attitude of Jesus.