by Susan Barnes | 22 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.” Philippians 4:17 Paul understood, “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). Consequently, for blessings to flow amongst God’s...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” Philippians 3:13 To forget isn’t to obliterate something from our mind which is arguably impossible....
by Susan Barnes | 8 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:8 Jesus chose to die in obedience to God. Jesus’ sacrifice was “once and for all” (Hebrews 10:10). God doesn’t ask this of his people....
by Susan Barnes | 1 Aug 2022 | Short Devotion
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight” Philippians 1:9 Paul’s prayer for the Philippians is that their love may abound. Not a love that is weak or blind or emotional, but a love based on knowledge and...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Feb 2017 | Devotions
“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” Philippians 3:8 Paul’s number one priority was knowing Christ, not knowing about him in an intellectual way, but knowing him in a personal or intimate way. While it’s...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Dec 2007 | Devotions
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right … if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things. Philippians 4:8 We see an example of this when Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead (Hebrews 11:19). Abraham had...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Nov 2007 | Devotions
And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Philippians 3:15 I love the way Paul leaves it up to God to make things clear to others, when so often we take this role upon ourselves. The fact is people do think differently. We grow...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Nov 2007 | Devotions
Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. Philippians 2:5-6 I’m often surprised by people in society who “grasp” at the tiniest bit of power, influence or control because it makes them feel important. For...
