Read Philippians 1:6–10
This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more
in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to
discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the
day of Christ.
Philippians 1:9–10
Paul found joy in his memories of the friends at Philippi and in his
growing love for them. He also found joy in remembering them
before the throne of grace in prayer.
This is a prayer for maturity, and Paul began it with love. He
prayed that they might experience abounding love and discerning love.
Christian love is not blind! The heart and mind work together so that
we have discerning love and loving discernment.
The ability to distinguish is a mark of maturity. When a baby
learns to speak, he or she may call every four-legged animal a “bowwow.” But then the child discovers that there are cats, mice, cows, and
other four-legged creatures.
One of the sure marks of maturity is discerning love and loving
discernment.
Something to Ponder
With daily decisions, do you tend to seek what is good, or do you try
to discern what is truly best