The book of Philippians is a love letter from Paul to Christians who hold a special place in Paul’s heart. But, in a passage commending Timothy to the Philippians, Paul sticks in this little stinger about believers at other churches. Referring to Timothy, Paul says:
“I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.”- Philippians 2:20-21
"…everyone looks out for his own interests…" Oh, how that arrow strikes home in my heart. How much of American Christianity is founded on the concept of “As soon as I’ve gotten mine, I’ll spent some time serving God.”
`Amazing how that mindset makes true servitude impossible. First, rare indeed is the person who ”arrives” at a point that they can turn wholly to God, and then, even if they do, they are constrained by the limit of only serving God only to that extent which leaves their financial security intact.
Can we truly follow God if God has to follow any other thing in our lives?
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