DEVOTION
PHILIPPIANS
NO MOANING OR GROANING
Phil 2:14-16
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16 as you hold out the word of life —
How often do I have something to moan about, to complain about? It may be my job, the weather, the pastor, the style of worship, the music, the person in front of me or simple my life itself. My health may be a real issue, or my spouse or children may not always be who I desire them to be or act in manner that I think they should, and on the list can go. But do I moan anyway? It is true I do not moan out loud, but do I moan inwardly? And then to top it all off I argue, not with others, but with my own self. The Greek word used here implies just that, to be mixed, or divided within. I know full well how I should be, and yet do I want to be that way? Those things I wish I did not do I do and those things I want to do, I do not. Mixed emotions of how I should be and am, and all the while not being as self examining as I should, but grumbling about others who are not the way I think they should be. How in the world can I be a shining star? Oh how I need Jesus!
I cannot do it alone, I need to depend on him more and more. Help me Lord be that bright and shining star to the world. Help me Lord see myself as you see me and see others as you see them. With your help I will not moan, I will not groan, even inwardly. Instead I will rejoice.
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