After 10 days of devotions taken from that magnet on Bob’s gun safe (Ten Things God Wants You to Know), I woke up to a blank page. Now what? I love writing and could probably write about just anything. But I don’t want to write about “just anything.” I want to write what God tells me to write.
I was reading in Philippians – there is so much good stuff that we quote and re-quote from that book. I could pick and choose probably enough to keep me busy for weeks. Instead, of picking and choosing on my own, I asked God to give me one thought from each chapter that I don’t always think about.
Philippians 1:22: “I can do more fruitful work for Christ.” [NLT]
That thought comes from the familiar paragraph where Paul is discussing his life for Christ … “for to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” [vs21 NKJV]
Paul admits he was hard-pressed to know which was better, to be with the LORD or to remain in this life. Going to be with the LORD would be the ultimate joy. But remaining would mean Paul could do more “fruitful work for Christ.”
We don’t know when we will go to be with the LORD, either through the grave or when Christ returns for His own. We can be certain, however, that this life is to be marked by “fruitful work for Christ.” I guess we should leave the timing to Him and concentrate on what our responsibility is. Amen.