The Secret of Living

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

June 3, 2025

The Secret of Living

I have learned the secret of living . . .

Philippians 4:12b 

Immediately after starting the phrase above, the Apostle Paul added, “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13) How did Paul learn the secret of living and that he could do all things through the strength of Christ?

In 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Paul catalogs the many ways he has experienced the faithfulness of Christ giving him strength and thus learned the secret of living:

Put in prison often, whipped times without number, faced death again and again, five times given thirty-nine lashes, three times beaten with rods, stoned once, three times  shipwrecked,  once  spent a night and a day adrift at sea, traveled many long journeys, faced danger from rivers and from robbers, faced danger from the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles, faced danger in the cities, in deserts, and on the seas, faced danger from men who claim to be believers but were not, worked hard and long, endured many sleepless nights, been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food, and shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

I have also experienced difficulties in life, but my experiences pale in comparison to Brother Paul.

My Takeaway: Our Lord Jesus proved his faithfulness to Saint Paul, and to countless others in the unseen cloud of witnesses that surround us and intercede for us. Our Lord Jesus has and will continue to prove his faithfulness to me as I seek to stay in his grace for today.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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