Christ our Strength—Chapter 4

Here we have the practical admonition, “Therefore … stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved” (Phil. 4:1). Are we a help or a hindrance (Phil. 4:2, 3)? Are we careful and troubled about many things (Phil. 4:6)? On what are we meditating (Phil. 4:8)? What are we doing—in whose footsteps are we following (Phil. 4:9)?
Paul had learned to be content no matter what the circumstances were: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Phil. 4:13). Christ is our strength. Paul the prisoner had learned something of the riches of the One he served: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).