It seems a bit bold for me to indicate the title of my study this morning. “No Matter What”. That is a pretty forward thinking mindset.
Isn’t that the point?
“18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, 19for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” – Philippians 1:18-20 (ESV)
Paul was a man with a very uncertain future; here in this world. But all was good for his eternity; life with Christ. It was easy for Paul to exclaim his continued pressing to the exaltation of Christ because his future was secure in Christ. He may have been uncertain of what lie ahead on earth in the next few days, months, or years, but his ultimate future with Christ was secure to the nth degree.
Am I secure enough in my ultimate future to proclaim Christ at every turn here in this world? As a Christian, I have the same security as Paul. I should have the same resolve in my ultimate future. I should be living for Christ; “No Matter What”.
Are you proclaiming Christ at every turn in the world? Are you secure in your ultimate future? Are you able to have a life in Christ; “No Matter What”?
Trevor's Thoughts 