UPDATE ON TOBY

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PRAYERS.

FINALLY, TOBY IS OK WITH HIS BACK,

PRAISE GOD!

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A Look At Phillippians

Php 1:1  Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Php 1:2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
Php 1:3  I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
Php 1:4  always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
Php 1:5  because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Php 1:6  And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Php 1:7  It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
Php 1:8  For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Php 1:9  And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,
Php 1:10  so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
Php 1:11  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
The Advance of the Gospel
Php 1:12  I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,
Php 1:13  so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.
Php 1:14  And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Php 1:15  Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
Php 1:16  The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
Php 1:17  The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
To Live Is Christ
Php 1:18  What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
Php 1:19  for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,
Php 1:20  as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
Php 1:21  For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Php 1:22  If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.
Php 1:23  I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
Php 1:24  But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.
Php 1:25  Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
Php 1:26  so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
Php 1:27  Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Php 1:28  and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
Php 1:29  For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
Php 1:30  engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

Day By Day By Grace e-Sword

December 28
More on an Invitation to Pray at the Throne of Grace
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb_4:16)
Seated upon the throne which rules this universe is the sovereign, holy, Judge of all humanity. Yet, He is also the “God of all grace” (1Pe_5:10). All who relate rightly to Him (through humble faith in Jesus Christ) can come boldly to that throne, praying with assurance that mercy and grace will be His response.
Truly, the Lord Jesus is the reason that we can answer the invitation to “come boldly to the throne of grace.” His death on the cross opened the way for us to come into God’s presence, allowing us to talk to Him directly in prayer. It is as though the Holy of Holies is now our family den. God is our Father, who delights to commune with His children as we pray to Him: “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us” (Heb_10:19-20). This “new and living way” is the new covenant of grace. It is by the Lord’s grace alone that we can come to His throne of grace, that we might live daily by His grace.
At this inviting throne of God, we “obtain mercy.” Mercy is heaven’s wondrous companion to grace. Mercy is God’s provision for holding back from us the awful things that we actually deserve, due to our sin and rebellion. “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon” (Isa_55:7). Now, each day, His children can benefit from the faithful mercies of God. “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness” (Lam_3:22-23).
Also, at this inviting throne of God, we “find grace to help in time of need.” Our initial need was for the Lord’s saving grace, which brought forgiveness for our ungodliness and made heaven our eternal home “For by grace you have been saved through faith” (Eph_2:8). Our ongoing need would be for transforming grace for the developing of a godly life here on earth. “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age” (Tit_2:11-12). In prayer at the throne of grace, we find God’s continuing supply of grace. That grace is irreplaceable and sufficient to sustain us through, and use us in, the needy situations we encounter daily at home, work, school, church,—wherever.
O Lord, supplier of all mercy and grace, I rejoice that Your mercies are new every day. Have mercy on me, dear Lord! I praise You that Your all-encompassing grace is available through humble, trusting prayer. Pour Your grace out on me, dear Lord!