Philippians 2:24

“but. trust in the Lord that. myself also shall come shortly”

“Thus calmly does Paul await the decision. Thus fearlessly does he look into the unknown future. Busy with his task, interested in the welfare of his fellow Christians. However, he waits in an attitude of hope. He has no weak longing to die, no cowardly desire to escape from the ills of life” (Erdman p. 99). “As always, his plans for the future were subject to the wishes of his Lord and master. Hence, he could rest easy without worry. The problem of his future was not his to solve, but his Lord's” (Hawthorne p. 113). Paul is confident that he will be released (Philippians 1:25), and yet is willing to submit to whatever future the Lord has in store for him. Paul has that underlying conviction that God is good and that he is willing to patiently wait for God's providence to unfold, even if that means he must die.

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