Paul continues to present a clear teaching on the sovereignty of God in his life and in so doing, comfort the Philippian believers. In this passage, Paul resolves a quandary with a typical 'win/win' conclusion familiar to all Christians who understand the sovereignty of God in their lives.
Paul was facing trial before Caesar. Like Job, who concluded, 'Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him. This also is my salvation...' (13:15-16), Paul knew that God would ultimately deliver him from the false accusations of those who wrongly accused him because his conscience was clear of any wrongdoing.
Adoniram Judson, the first overseas missionary from America, went to India and Burma with his wife and children. During that time he endured horrible imprisonment and lost his wife and children to disease. His perspective could have been drawn from Paul himself when he concluded, 'If I had not felt certain that every trial was ordered by infinite love and mercy, I could not have survived my accumulated sufferings.' Great perspective.
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