Broken Hearts Become Brand New

Good morning!

Yesterday, we made it through Philippians 1. As I stated on Tuesday evening, we are focusing on the message of joy in Paul's letter to the believers in Philippi. Here is another observation of part of the first chapter:

“Paul begins the description of his prayers of thanksgiving in verses 3-4 with the comment that he prays for the Philippians ‘with joy.’ His primary intention for this description is simply to affirm his affection for the Philippians, but it also announces a theme that runs throughout the letter: The believer should be joyful. For Paul, joy is not the result of finding himself in comfortable circumstances, but of seeing the gospel make progress through his circumstances and through the circumstances of the Philippians, whatever they might be (1:18, 2:17)."

~Gracepoint Devotions

There is no question that Adam, and those close to him, are facing difficult circumstances. That is why they need us to keep praying for them — joyfully!

I've seen miracles just happen

Silent prayers get answered

Broken hearts become brand new

That's what faith can do

~What Faith Can Do, Kutless

Have a great week. Let's reconvene next Tuesday evening. In the meantime...

...May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

~Romans 15:13