Remembrance
Philippians 1:3 ESV
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
Are we mindful of each other? We should be. As we remember each other, we ought to be thankful.
The Apostle Paul was thankful for the Philippian church. He was confident that God who began a good work in them would carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus. God wasn’t about to give up on them half way to glory.
When people remember us, do we give them cause to be thankful? The Philippian church was a great encouragement to Paul. Are we encouragements to one another?
We can even thank God for difficult people, who he uses to help refine us. Everyone is created in God’s image and likeness, however much that likeness has been married. Everyone is either a blessing or a lesson.
‘Dear Lord, please help us to be thankful in our remembrance of one another. Thank you for your thankfulness for us, and willingness to give yourself for us, for your glory, amen’.
Robert Chamberlain is a graduate of Aberystwyth University with his degree in International Politics and Conflict Resolution. He is currently a teaching assistant with CER Education. He and his family live in England, UK. You may find more about Robert at Watching Daily at Wisdom’s Gates
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I like it, just to endorse that “remembrance of one another” should be a recognition of the spiritual good and love that is eternal, not a dwelling on material loss. The good qualities we loved in others are divine qualities from God that are still present and can be recognized in the present, rather than just recalled from the past. This shifts the focus from sadness to gratitude and a present sense of divine presence.
Your friend -His servant,
Isaac Otieno