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There\u2019s an old saying that goes, \u201cWhatever you\u2019re overflowing with will spill out when you\u2019re bumped.\u201d\u00a0 The apostle Paul was bumped all over the world and nothing spilled out but gold, silver and precious stones.\u00a0 With the jewelry of Roman chains hanging about him he wrote, Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.\u00a0 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:6-7).\u00a0 Those words have brought comfort and peace to millions of God\u2019s children, suffering for His name\u2019s sake, disappointed over life\u2019s direction, heart-broken by rejection, and nearly crumbling under the burdens of life.\u00a0 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.\u00a0 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body (2 Cor. 4:7-10).<\/span><\/p>\n

The book of Philippians was written to comfort the believers in that city who continued in the storm that Paul had begun.\u00a0 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake (1:29).\u00a0 The book is a catalogue of situations in which the peace of God comes to believers and they find Him to be the God of peace.\u00a0 The centerpiece is the example of Christ Himself in chapter two.\u00a0 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus (2:5).\u00a0 In the midst of His eternal existence, the Son of God left His throne in glory to take upon Himself the form of a servant and to humble Himself to the death of Calvary\u2019s cross.\u00a0 For this, God exalted Him to the highest of heavenly positions, there to intercede for those who will follow Him through the storms of this world.\u00a0 Only those who have trusted Him with their eternal souls can find the peace of God in the temporal storms of this life.\u00a0 And there is no peace that calms the restless sea like that peace.<\/p>\n

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When disappointment comes (1:12-18)<\/h3>\n

Even in prison, Paul found many of his friends and acquaintances preaching his message with the wrong motive (in \u201cpretense,\u201d vs. 18).\u00a0 Their only motivation was that they might be seen of others as great preachers.\u00a0 But it did not discourage the apostle.\u00a0 \u201cIf thou will be endured, learn to endure others.\u201d1<\/sup> Noel Smith once wrote, \u201cA man ought not to permit what his enemies are doing to have greater weight with him than what he ought to be doing, and he should never be so foolish as to sacrifice his dignity to his indignation.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n

The apostle found that good people were made confident by his own steadfastness (vs. 14); that others manifested the love of the brethren because he remained set for the defense of the gospel (1:17); that he could rejoice in the knowledge that the gospel was being preached, even if by wrong motives (the wrong gospel, or demonic messengers, Paul never tolerated).\u00a0 Many good men are discouraged today because their godly efforts are being overshadowed by those who glory in appearance and not in heart (2 Cor. 5:12).\u00a0 But the peace of God brings benefits that cannot be hid.<\/p>\n

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When death comes (1:20-24)<\/h3>\n

What if Paul died in that first Roman imprisonment?\u00a0 Would that mean defeat?\u00a0 Not at all!\u00a0 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (1:21).\u00a0 It was Paul\u2019s desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better (1:23).\u00a0 Only a man whose conversation is in heaven (3:20) could have such a victorious view of possible death.\u00a0 How can you defeat a man like that?\u00a0 Calvin wrote, \u201cLet men do their utmost, they cannot do worse than murder us!\u00a0 And will not the heavenly life compensate for this?\u201d3<\/sup> In describing the terrible persecution of Christians in the 14th<\/sup> century, and the record of it by John Foxe, Bruce Shelley wrote, \u201cAside from the Bible, his book probably did more to shape the mind of Englishmen than any other single volume.\u201d4<\/sup> The apostle’s letter to the Philippians accomplished the same for those believers.<\/p>\n

It may not be death in Christian martyrdom, but any death is the last enemy for mortal believers.\u00a0 Paul could see that death to this life was \u201cgain\u201d of the heavenly life (1:21); he knew that if God gave him more time on this earth it was for a purpose (24); and he realized that whatever God allowed was His will and Paul could, therefore, do either with \u201cconfidence\u201d (1:25).\u00a0 David Cummins wrote, \u201cThank God for these wonderful men who had their feet on the ground but their hearts in heaven!\u201d5<\/sup><\/p>\n

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When sickness comes (2:25-30)<\/h3>\n

In the midst of everything else that Paul was handling at this time, a life-threatening illness came upon one of his most dear and trusted assistants, Epaphroditus.\u00a0 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death (2:27).\u00a0 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of faith (2:30).\u00a0 For Paul, this was not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow (2:27).\u00a0 In like situation Job said, But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company (Job 16:7).\u00a0\u00a0 Caring for sick loved ones can be one of the most tiring and stressful acts of service one can perform.<\/p>\n

In his own battle with cancer David Jeremiah wrote, \u201cThe heat of suffering is a refiner’s fire, purifying the gold of godly character and wisdom.\u00a0 Wouldn’t we rather it be a simpler, more comfortable process?\u00a0 But we know life simply doesn’t play out that way.\u00a0 Everything worthy in this world comes at a price.\u201d6<\/sup> Paul learned that God\u2019s mercy becomes the sweetest at such times (2:27); that our struggles can be a testimony of encouragement to others (2:28); and that faithfulness in times of distress will hold such an one in \u201creputation\u201d (2:29).\u00a0 No wonder C.S. Lewis could write, \u201dGod whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.\u201d7<\/sup><\/p>\n

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When heresies come (3:2-3; 17-20)<\/h3>\n

The selfish preaching of believers was tolerated by Paul but the false preaching of unbelievers drew his severest criticism and, in Paul\u2019s ministry, no heresy was more costly than the legalism of a works salvation.\u00a0 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision (3:2).\u00a0 They are enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things (3:18-19).\u00a0 Until Christ comes, we will not be free from the false teaching of those who would hate the very cross of Christ.<\/p>\n

Though this heresy of Jewish legalism was largely responsible for Paul\u2019s Roman imprisonment, the apostle could contrast their false position with our own true position in Christ (3:3); he could recall his own background in that same heresy and testify to the resignation of any confidence he once had \u201cin the flesh\u201d (3:4); he took the opportunity to uphold and praise those brothers who were godly examples during this time (3:17); and he could remind the believers that our own conversation is in heaven, from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ (3:20).\u00a0 A.J. Gordon reminded us that, \u201cIt is the man who stands who moves the world.\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n

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When suffering comes (1:29; 3:10)<\/h3>\n

In addition to opposition, a possible death sentence, sickness ,and heresy, the apostle and his converts in Philippi were physically suffering for their faith.\u00a0 This is not the same thing as sickness, which comes to all, but suffering that comes specifically for his sake (1:29).\u00a0 Peter said it was to be reproached for the name of Christ . . . . if any man suffer as a Christian (1 Pet. 4:14, 16).\u00a0 To Paul, this was the avenue to both fellowship with Christ and power for ministry:\u00a0 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death (3:10).\u00a0\u00a0 As one wrote, \u201cWe fellowship Christ’s sufferings when we suffer for his name’s sake, when the hatred that struck him strikes us because of him.\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n

One doesn\u2019t have to read far into the biographies of great men of God to find the source of their power that came through fellowshipping with Christ in times of persecution.\u00a0 Bunyan was confined for eighteen years in the Bedford jail for merely preaching in the fields without the government\u2019s permission.\u00a0 Knox was put to rowing in the galley of a French\u00a0 merchant vessel for teaching citizens of St. Andrews the gospel instead of the Roman mass.\u00a0 Men like that had powerful preaching and writing ministries after such baptisms of fire.\u00a0 \u201cIt is often said that suffering colors life; but when we meet life with the \u2018upomone [patience] which Christ can give, the color of life is never grey or black; it is always tinged with glory.\u201d10<\/sup><\/p>\n

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When poverty comes (4:10-14)<\/h3>\n

No one can doubt the sincerity of Paul in giving up a comfortable life for the near destitution of an apostle\u2019s life.\u00a0 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ (3:7).\u00a0 Unfortunately, the most pointed verse regarding his ability to live in whatever state God placed him in, has been used by many as a means to gain:\u00a0 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me (4:13).\u00a0 Paul knew both how to be abased, and I know how to abound (4:12).\u00a0 In any situation Paul was content which of course, is greater gain than all the world\u2019s riches.\u00a0 Paul looked at the times of poverty as \u201cinstruction\u201d (4:12) or, literally, \u201cto be initiated.\u201d\u00a0 Having passed that test, he could \u201cdo all things\u201d that his Lord called on him to do.<\/p>\n

This man of little means was, consequently, trusted by the churches with the greatest of their possessions as he took their offering to Jerusalem.\u00a0 Alexander Maclaren wrote, \u201cBut this is always true — that the people who do not make worldly good their first object are the people who can be most safely trusted with it, and who get the most enjoyment out of it.\u201d11<\/sup><\/p>\n

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When help comes (4:15-19)<\/h3>\n

With the greatest of missionary hearts, Paul thanked the Philippian church for their financial support of him and his ministry.\u00a0 It was, he wrote, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God (4:18b).\u00a0 Missionaries and others who depend on the gifts of God\u2019s churches and people find themselves in the difficult position of both seeking and receiving help.\u00a0 Not that I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account (4:17).\u00a0 This humbling aspect of ministry molds some of God\u2019s greatest servants.<\/p>\n

Paul could see that their gift was a means of fruit in the lives of the believers (4:17); that it created within himself a satisfaction to accept, as from God, whatever came his way (4:18); that it generated many thanksgivings both on his part as well as theirs for the success of this endeavor (4:18); and that it opened the channel for God to replenish their generosity through His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (4:19).\u00a0 As Hudson Taylor said, \u201cThe Lord’s work done in the Lord’s way will never fail to have the Lord’s provision.\u201d12<\/sup><\/p>\n

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And so . . . .<\/h3>\n

There is truly the peace of God in the storms of life for those who know the God of peace.\u00a0 He is the same God who promised to Israel:\u00a0 When thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee (Isa. 43:2).<\/p>\n

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He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,<\/p>\n

He sendeth more strength when the labours increase;<\/p>\n

To added affliction he addeth His mercy,<\/p>\n

To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.<\/p>\n

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When we have exhausted our store of endurance,<\/p>\n

When our strength has failed ere the day is half done;<\/p>\n

When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,<\/p>\n

Our Father\u2019s full giving is only begun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Notes:<\/address>\n
1.\u00a0 Thomas \u00e1 Kempis, The Imitation Of Christ (Chicago:\u00a0 Moody, 1984) 95.<\/address>\n
2.\u00a0 Noel Smith, \u201cThe Abdication of Mental Integrity\u201d, Baptist Bible Tribune, May 17, 1957.<\/address>\n
3.\u00a0 John Calvin, \u201cOn Enduring Persecution,\u201d Orations (New York: Collier, 1902) 1374.<\/address>\n
4.\u00a0 Bruce Shelley, Church History In Plain Language (Dallas:\u00a0 Word, 1995) 294.<\/address>\n
5.\u00a0 E. Wayne Thompson & David L. Cummins, This Day in Baptist History (Greenville:\u00a0 BJU, 1993) 24.<\/address>\n
6.\u00a0 David Jeremiah, A Bend In The Road (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2000) 9.<\/address>\n
7.\u00a0 C.S. Lewis, The Problem Of Pain (New York: MacMillan, 1962) 93.<\/address>\n
8.\u00a0 Quoted by J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership (Chicago:\u00a0 Moody, 1971) 64.<\/address>\n
9.\u00a0 R.C.H. Lenski, Interpretation of First Peter (Minneapolis:\u00a0 Augsburg, 1966) 203.<\/address>\n
10.\u00a0 William Barclay, Revelation, vol I (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1976) 62.<\/address>\n
11.\u00a0 Alexander Maclaren, Exposition of First Kings (Grand Rapids: Eerdman\u2019s, 1959) 159.<\/address>\n
12.\u00a0 Quoted by Francis Schaeffer, True Spirituality (Wheaton: Tyndale, 1971) 65.<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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