Section 8
treatment without a special divine supply. But in the midst of imprisonment, Paul could enjoy God and experience Him. Eventually, this proc essed Triune God experienced by Paul became his grace. The Philippian believers were very blessed to partake of Paul's grace. This means that they partook of Paul's God, the very God he experienced.
Now we understand the meaning of the expression "my grace." This denotes the very God experienced, enjoyed, and partaken of by Paul. It is not objective grace; it is subjective, experiential grace. It is a living, divine Person, the Triune God, processed to become grace to us.
REJOICING IN THE LORD
The grace experienced by Paul became his salvation. Whatever Paul enjoyed of the Triune God became his salvation. No doubt, as Paul was suffering persecution in prison, he was thinking about his work. Prior to his impris onment, his work had been marvelous and powerful. It was spreading even in Europe. But now his work had ceased. Certain ones among his contemporaries, out of rivalry with him, were glad that Paul was in prison and restricted