OUR CHIOCE “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you for all your furtherance and joy of faith.” =Philippians 1:21-25 Paul is talking about physical death. Now the real Paul, the inner man, is not going to die. He’s going to go on living either way: departing and being with Christ; or abiding in the flesh. Paul said he hadn’t decided yet. “I’m in a strait,” he said, “betwixt the two here. I want to go on and be with Christ; which is far better. (If he’d just said it would be better, that would have been wonderful. But he said it’s even better than better.) Yet I know to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.” If he were here in the flesh he could teach and minister to these people. That was more needful for them. Notice that Paul is making a choice. He didn’t say, “I’m going to leave it up to God. And whatever God chooses, I know He’ll send.” That kind of philosophy is really letting the devil dominate you. We have more to do with this than we’ve thought. Confession: The real me is an eternal spirit.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:16:35 +0000
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