STILL PREACHIN
Stanley Hamilton
(Philippians 1:1 "But I want you to understand, brethren, that the thing which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest unto all the palace, and all other places."
Things don't "just happen" to the people of God. Psalm 37:23 tells us "The steps of a righteous man (or woman) are ordered by the LORD." When you want to serve, then He places you where He NEEDS someone.
Paul wrote to the Philippians so that they would understand that his imprisonment was advancing the gospel message, God was using him to get the message of salvation inside the prison walls. and inside Caesar's palace and "all other places." God had an "INSIDE" man. Sometimes He needs someone in a hospital bed, a nursing home, even a prison. When I was in jails, protesting abortion, the Lord used us to help many inmates open up to the gospel.
People who are serious about "presenting themselves as a living sacrifice," may surely find themselves in places they would not choose to be. Christian, WHEREEVER YOU ARE, God is there too! You are there, because He wants to do something there, and wants to use YOU to do it! Be quiet . . . .watch . . . . wait. He is going to use YOU! Just be QUIET . . . .WATCH . . . .WAIT and be READY! You are embarking on an important work with the Lord, and rejoice Be glad! . . He has chosen YOU to take Him there!
