Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,: for I know that this will result in salvation for me through your prayer and the provision of the spirit of Jesus Christ. in accordance with the eager expectation and my hope. (and) that that in no way will I be ashamed but with boldness as always and now Christ will be highly honoured in my body either by (my life) or by (my) death.
Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me Be thou a smooth path below me Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me Today – tonight -forever Amen.
Some because of envy and rivalry and others through good will, preach Christ:
those from love, knowing that I am put here for the defence of the Gospel,
others proclaim Christ from selfish ambition not purely supposing to raise trouble in my chains.
What does it matter?
Only that in every way either by false motive or by truth Christ is proclaimed, and so in this I rejoice.
O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me. O Love, who redeemed me, fill up in me whatever part of your love has fallen into neglect within me. O Love, O God, who first loved me, grant that with my whole heart, and with my whole soul, and with my whole strength, I may love you.
Now, I wish you to come to know, sisters/brothers that the things that happened to me instead have come about for the advancement of the Gospel
so that my chains have become known (as being) in Christ. in the whole Praetorium and to everyone else
and most of the sisters/ brothers having gained confidence in the Lord by my chains are all the more bold to fearlessly to speak the Word.
Teach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
that your love might yet abound more and more in knowledge and discernment in every situation so that you would approve things which are superior in order that you will be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, having been filled with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
Grant, Lord, that we may hold to you without parting, worship you without wearying, serve you without failing; faithfully seek you, happily find you, and forever possess you, the only God,blessed now and for ever. Amen
(I give thanks to my God… (as I am) making my prayers…
because of your partnership in the Gospel from the first day until now, having been persuaded by this thing, that the one who began a good work among you, will be completing it until the the day of Christ Jesus.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is discord, union; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy, For your mercy and for your truth’s sake. Amen
I give thanks to my God -in every remembrance of you, – every time – in every one of my prayers – for everyone of you with joy (as I am) making my prayers….
O Lord Jesus Christ, stay beside me to defend me, within me to guide me, before me to lead me, and above me to bless me, that with you and in you, I may live, and move and have my being, for ever and ever. Amen.
Paul and Timothy – slaves of Christ Jesus to all the ‘holy ones’ in Christ Jesus, who are in Philippi including the church leaders and the deacons:
Grace to you all and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me. O Love, who redeemed me, fill up in me whatever part of your love has fallen into neglect within me. O Love, O God, who first loved me, grant that with my whole heart, and with my whole soul, and with my whole strength, I may love you.
You will say on that day, I will confess you Yahweh, because whereas you were angry with me, your anger turned back and you comforted me. There is God, my deliverance, I will be confident and not be fearful, Because Yah, Yahweh, is my vigour and might, and he has been my deliverance.
You all will draw water with joy from the deliverance fountains. And you all will say on that day, confess Yahweh, call out in his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples, make mention that his name is on high. Make music for Yahweh, because he has acted in majesty; this is to be acknowledged in the entire earth.
Bellow and resound, (inhabitant of) Tsiyyon, because great among you is Yisra’el’s sacred one.
Goldingay, John; The Bible for Everyone . SPCK. Kindle Edition.
Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me Be thou a smooth path below me Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me Today – tonight -forever Amen.
But a shoot will go out from Yishay’s [Jesse’s] stump, a branch will fruit from his roots. Yahweh’s breath will alight on him, a breath with smartness and understanding, A breath with counsel and strength, a breath with acknowledgement and awe for Yahweh; his scent (delight) will be awe for Yahweh.
He will not exercise authority by the seeing of his eyes, he will not reprove by the hearing of his ears. He will exercise authority with faithfulness for the poor, and reprove with uprightness for the humble people in the country. He will strike the country down with the club in his mouth, with the breath from his lips he will put the faithless person to death. Faithfulness will be the belt round his hips, truthfulness the belt round his thighs.
Wolf will reside with lamb, leopard will lie down with goat, Calf, lion and fatling together, with a little boy driving them. Cow and bear will pasture, their young will lie down together. Cougar, like cattle, will eat straw. A baby will play over the cobra’s burrow; an infant will hold its hand over the viper’s hole. People will not deal badly, they will not devastate, in all my sacred mountain. Because the country will be full of the acknowledgement of Yahweh like the water covering the sea.
On that day, Yishay’s root which will be standing as a signal for peoples. Nations will enquire of him, and where he settles down will be [a place of] splendour.
On that day, the Lord will again act, a second time, with his hand to acquire the remainder of his people, That remain from Ashshur, from Misrayim, from Patros, from Kush [Sudan], from Elam, from Shin’ar, from Hamat and from the shores across the Sea. He will lift up a signal to the nations, and gather the men of Yisra’el who were driven out, And the women of Yehudah who were scattered he will collect from the four corners of the earth. Ephrayim’s jealousy will go away, and the people putting pressure on Yehudah will be cut off. Ephrayim won’t be jealous of Yehudah, and Yehudah won’t put pressure on Ephrayim. They will fly against the back of the Pelishtites to the west; together they will plunder the easterners, The putting out of their hand: Edom and Mo’ab; the people obeying them: the Ammonites. Yahweh will dry up the tongue of the Misrayimite sea, and wave his hand over the River with the heat of his breath. He will strike it down into seven wadis, and let people make their way in boots. There will be a causeway for the remainder of his people that remain from Ashshur, As there was for Yisra’el on the day it went up from the country of Misrayim.
Goldingay, John; The Bible for Everyone . SPCK. Kindle Edition.
O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me. O Love, who redeemed me, fill up in me whatever part of your love has fallen into neglect within me. O Love, O God, who first loved me, grant that with my whole heart, and with my whole soul, and with my whole strength, I may love you.
