...after thanking the Philippians, giving account of his circumstances, words of encouragment and caution... Paul concludes his letter with blessing and benediction to the saints
i never tire of receiving benedictions... when p. James concludes his sermons with raised hands over our congregation and with slightly elevated tone with authority gives the blessings... after having fed us with the words, he sends us out into the world with hope that is Jesus
in hopes that we are a little changed because of what was received from Paul through his letter and said in this blog to one another...
be blessed all you saints of the Lord!
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Thank you, Helen!
Paul's parting words to the Philippian church was short and sweet. It's simple, yet full of love and hope. We should always say goodbye to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ with that kind of a send off, not just at the end of worship service but in general.
thanks helen for your encouraging reflection today! we often overlook the final greetings in paul's letter, but as you say, they are literally a prayer for God's favor to be on His people. in this particular letter paul writes, "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit". in this evil and graceless age, there is no more powerful and needed prayer than that. if only we could meet every difficulty and challenge of this life, fully confident that "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ" was upon our spirits! surely then we could face anything and everything.
Thanks for your post Helen :-)
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