01 September 2025
Daily Devotion:
"Divine Purpose"
Philippians 1:19
New Living Translation
19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.
Have you ever watched someone going through a trial and wondered how they were able to keep their joy? What makes one person able to endure while another seems tocrumble under the same weight? Paul was well acquainted with trials and tribulations and yet was a man of great joy.
Paul knew, even while sitting in a prison cell, that the prayers of believers had power and that Christ would bring him deliverance one way or another. This knowledge enabled him to live joyfully while being imprisoned and beaten.
When suffering comes our way, no matter what form it takes, what we know matters. In order to live joyfully in every season, we must know God's Word and what it says about His ways, His character, and His love for us. No trial can take away the truths we've hidden in our hearts. On the darkest of days, remind yourself of what you know, and you'll live joyfully no matter the circumstances.
