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Monday... Yes we can!


Monday... Yes we can!

It is really amazing what we can do through Christ. Paul says in Philippians 4:13 (NLT), "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." That is such an amazing fact but look at what he says right before this. He shares something that is almost impossible for us to do in the world in which we live today. It really is.

Now in the last chapter of Paul's letter to the people in Philippi who really cared about him, who wanted to take care of his needs while he was in prison, he said to them in verse 10, "How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn't have a chance to help me." 

He then says something that is way beyond what we in the day in which we live could say about ourselves. In verse 11 he says, "Not that I was ever in need." 

Now he goes on to say, "for I have learned to be content with everything that I have." And therein is the miracle. In verse 12 he says, "I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether, it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little." And then verse 13, "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."

And here is a man who is in prison who is not controlled by his situation, but he uses it to show us how God works and how he can take care of us. The miracle is in the being content.

Earlier in verses 6-7 he says, "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he's done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." That's why Paul could say, "Not that I was ever in need." He prayed and he thanked. For he knew that he could do everything through Christ. That's why he didn't worry, that's why he was at peace, that's why he was so content.

And then he says something very important in verse 8, "And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." That's why he could say and we can say, "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."

And that is why we too can say on this Monday, "Yes we can!" Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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