By Allen White
I pray that your
love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in
knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters,
so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.
May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous
character produced in your life by Jesus Christ for this will bring
much glory and praise to God. Philippians 1:9-11
What really matters? My bundled services went out a couple of days
ago. Without phone, internet and cable, we began to feel like the castaways on
Gilligan’s Island. Of course, we did have cell phones, so we could identify
more closely with the Howells, I suppose. (Did you ever wonder why Thurston and
Lovey brought so much luggage for a three-hour tour? I sometimes digress.)
Major setbacks often clarify what is truly important. Victims of
fire or flood usually appear on the news saying, “Well, at least we have each
other and that’s what is truly important.” We would certainly agree.
Paul tells us that what matters most is “righteous character.” If your character truly matters most, then
what are you holding on to that hinders your character development? What could
someone blame you for? How can you make that right?
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