MI DAILY DEVOTION
THE SECRETS OF PAUL IN KEEPING HIS INTEGRITY
(Philippians 1: 9) “And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;”
According to John Wesley commentary on Paul’s life from the Book of (Philippians 1:9- 11), he wrote; 9- “And this I pray, that your love - Which they had already shown. May abound yet more and more - The fire which burned in the apostle never says, It is enough. In knowledge and in all spiritual sense - Which is the ground of all spiritual knowledge. We must be inwardly sensible of divine peace, joy, love; otherwise, we cannot know what they are. 10- That ye may try - By that spiritual sense. The things that are excellent - Not only good, but the very best; the superior excellence of which is hardly discerned, but by the adult Christian. That ye may be inwardly sincere - Having a single eye to the very best things, and a pure heart. And outwardly without offence - Holy, unblamable in all things. 11- Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God - Here are three properties of that sincerity which is acceptable to God: It must bear fruits, the fruits of righteousness, all inward and outward holiness, all good tempers, words, and works; and that so abundantly, that we may be filled with them. The branch and the fruits must derive both their virtue and their very being from the all - supporting, all - supplying root, Jesus Christ. As all these flow from the grace of Christ, so they must issue in the glory and praise of God.” The basic things to do to keep our integrity intact and not be distorted by the devil; it is to love the Lord, keep His commandment, do what is right and do it for His glory. (Philippians 1:11) “Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”
