Magnifying Christ (2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil.1:19 For I know that for me this will turn out to
salvation through your petition and the bountiful supply of
the Spirit of Jesus Christ, (20) According to my earnest
expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame,
but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be
magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Part 2 of 3)
We can magnify Christ even in situations where we have little
or no liberty to speak about Him. Although teachers may not
be able to preach the gospel to their students, they can
magnify Christ in the classroom. They can cause Christ to
appear great in the eyes of their students. I do not believe
that when Paul was in prison, he was free to do much
preaching of Christ. On the contrary, he was very limited and
under strict control. However, even in such circumstances,
Christ was magnified in his body. With all boldness Paul
sought to magnify Him always.
Paul says that Christ would be magnified in him whether
through life or through death. No matter what faced him--the
opportunity to go on living or martyrdom--Paul expected to
magnify Christ. In his living Paul magnified Christ. This is
to magnify Him through life. As he was expecting to be
martyred, he also magnified Him. This is to magnify Christ
through death. Thus, whether through life or death, Christ
was magnified in Paul's imprisoned and chained body.
Obviously this is not mere doctrine; it is the genuine
experience of Christ.
In verse 19 Paul mentions the bountiful supply of the Spirit
of Jesus Christ. If we allow the bountiful supply of the
Spirit to work in us, our daily living will be changed. We
shall be burdened to magnify Christ always and with all
boldness. Through our magnifying of Christ, others will see
His greatness and His unlimitedness. To magnify Christ in
such a way surely is to live Him.
(Continued tomorrow)
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(c) Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from the Recovery
Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study
of Philippians, p. 49. Both are published by Living Stream
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