1-24-06 Philippians 1:10

Philippians 1:10 (KJ21)
that ye may approve things that are excellent, and that ye may be sincere and without offense until the Day of Christ,

Philippians 1:10 (NAS)
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;

Philippians 1:10 (NIVUS)
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:10 (NLT)
For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until Christ returns.

From the time you are born until the time that you die, you are given opportunities to choose the right way or the wrong one. You have tests and examinations that prove and try you. Through these you begin to learn and discern what is acceptable and approved in God's sight. In these trials you are shown the more excellent and valuable way for you to go. You discern what will bear fruit in your life and what will not. You find the road that will carry you to a better place, a place that will surpass all of your expectations.

As you encounter these testing times, you will begin to grow, even as a flower that is touched by sunlight grows. You will begin to stand and soon, as the flower, you will come into your full bloom. These tests will show that you are genuine, pure, and sincere. They can also prove if you should be condemned and punished or esteemed and ordained. Therefore, always strive to do as Adonai wants.

In this striving, do not let yourself be offensive, for offense will lead you into sin. Instead be inoffensive and faultless. You should not strike out at others, nor should you cause them to stub their toes or trip up. You should endeavor to sit at the feet of Jesus Christ, God's Anointed One. There His gentleness will permeate you, so that you will not give offense. Yeshua, the Messiah (Jesus Christ, your Lord), furnishes you withh all that you need to shine His light in the world.