Scripture
I pray that your love will keep on growing.
Observation
Here is another passage where Paul speaks tenderly to the church. He loves the church at Phlippi and prays that their love for one another will keep on growing so that they can be kept pure and innocent until Christ returns.
The special place of the Philippians in Paul's heart stems from the fact that they hav ein a special way contributed to Paul's mission. Whether they provided financial support or people to help him is not clear.
What is clear is that the church was particularly committed to the work of spreading the Good News.
Application
The measure of a life well-lived, whether it is an individual or a congregation, is the extent to which it lives and preaches the gospel. Obviously this is the raison d'etre for a church. But so many get side-tracked.
We are not here for our own sake. We are not here for programmes, activities and groups.
We are here to make disciples. That should be every church's and every christian's mission statement.
Prayer
Father, help me to orient my life around your purposes. Fill me with love for you and for your people, and a desire to see people come into your kingdom. Amen.
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