Why I pray for You

DEVOTION

PHILIPPIANS 1

WHY I PRAY FOR YOU

Phil 1:10-11
10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ — to the glory and praise of God.
NIV


To be able to discern what is best rather then what is better has completeness to the matter. When I discern what is better it carries the implication of comparing one item, one idea, to another discerning which of those is better then the other. Both may very well be bad ideas, bad actions, bad emotions but one is better then the other. But when I am able to discern what is best and the implication of the Greek certainly concerns itself with the goodness of things, I am able to understand a Christ focused mind. That is I can discern it is Christ who has redeemed me, it is Christ who has assumed my sin upon himself for me, it is Christ who has satisfied the justice the Father requires for sin. In doing this, I may be pure and blameless until Christ returns for me. It is not because I can live one day without sin, but it is because of Christ I am pure and blameless. This fruit I am filled with is in fact the righteousness of Christ, not mine. So why can’t I always remember this? Why do I still compare myself to others, thinking either I am not quite as sinful as one or I am more sinful then another? Who is better? Neither! We are all sinners and in need of the saving grace of our Lord. We are all the best, pure and blameless because of Christ. Praise Him! I will pray for others and hope that others pray for me that in fact we both will be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ.