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Home Search Topics Contact About | God Shapes My OutlookPhilippians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness... Christ shall be magnified.
Read Philippians 1:1-30. Some people are so concerned with what is going on here and now that they forget that the Bible has a good deal to say about God’s plan for the future. Others are like a deacon in a church where I ministered who said to me, “Now young man, we are all saved here. We don’t need sanctifying. So I wish you would preach a good sermon on prophecy.” But if Christ is your life, He keeps the whole picture before you. There is a perfect balance between the here and now and the sweet by and by. The Apostle Paul wanted the Lord to be honored and magnified in everything that he did “that in nothing shall I be ashamed.” Do you know why people become ashamed? Because they feel guilty, or inferior, or like failures because they haven’t reached an objective. Thankfully, as a Christian, you can have a different outlook. First, realize that be you ever so beautiful, or gifted, or intelligent, someone will always come along who is better in that particular area than you are. So lift up the Lord Jesus instead. Brag on what He can do. And what about failure, those times when you’ve tried your hardest, run your fastest, studied your best, but haven’t reached your objective? Do you quit? No, you keep on, because there are no failures to the person who walks in the will of our blessed Lord. Hallelujah for that! Small thought here. Let’s think for a moment about guilt, inferiority, and failure. If you have something on your conscience, repent of it, turn from it, then go on—cleansed, restored, and unashamed. This devotional was written by Dr. Robert A. Cook. You can subscribe to his free email articles and listen to his Spirit-filled 15-minute messages at www.walkwiththeking.org. Used with written permission. |
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