The Bountiful Supply Of The Spirit Of Jesus Christ
THE BOUNTIFUL SUPPLY OF THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
Scripture Reading: Phil. 1:19-20; Exo. 30:23-30
A DAILY SALVATION
Philippians 1:18-21 is one long sentence. In this sentence the crucial points are in verses 19 and 20, where Paul says that in nothing he would be put to shame, but that Christ would be magnified in his body. Paul knew that his situation would turn out to be for him a par ticular kind of salvation, a daily, personal, and instant salvation. Like Paul, we have received eternal salvation. But in addition to this salva tion, we still need a daily salvation, a salvation we can experience moment by moment. For ex ample, perhaps a minute ago a brother was very kind to his wife. But now he is just the opposite in the way he deals with her; we may even say that his behavior is devilish. From our experi ence we know that one moment we may be liv ing the life of a true saint, and the next moment our behavior is like that of a devil. The reason