Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
Thought for the Day: The French writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, is one of those fascinating characters in history. Along with writing, he had a passion for flying. During WWII, he joined the forces to free his home country of France, which included flying reconnaissance missions for the resistance. He died during one of those flights in the summer of 1944. For a man whose life was surrounded by violence and war, his prose were beautiful and full of life. He wrote, “…true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.” From the moment of the Apostle Paul’s conversion, he found himself in the abundant flow of divine love. No matter where he went, he could not escape it. No matter how much he gave away, it did not diminish its power. Paul had seen this love spill over the people of Philippi, and in this passage, he prays for them to allow its unceasing nature to spill out into the world and produce a harvest of right-living. I believe we should hear those words echo in our current time, believing that the more love we give away the more it will be poured into us.
Prayer: Merciful and Kind God, may I never allow a fear of scarcity to limit the outward flow of love. Instead, let me trust in your copious and generous nature that would never let me go dry. Amen.
DON’T MISS
Sunday’s Worship Services
F.R.O.G. – Fully Rely On God
The Women of Cypress Creek Christian Church
will gather
this Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3pm
for fun, fellowship, discussion and snacks.
All women are invited!
