Philippians 1:3-6
Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Well, this is the final, most important, most succinct aspect in our month-long discussion of joy (Greek: chara).
This aspect of joy picks up where last week's left off, continuing the idea that joy should not just be a personal event. However, this passage points out the most radical, yet least complicated aspect of joy yet.
What we see in this passage is pretty much Paul's standard greeting; he used similar greetings in most of his letters. In this greeting, Paul indicates that he is experiencing joy; not joy just for joy's sake, but joy that has stemmed from the Philippians and their ministry.
There is one point that you must take away from this discussion: that you, I, and all Christians are called to live our lives in such a way that we inspire joy in other people.
Does that idea rock your world like it does mine?
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