Rejoice in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:3)

2023-01-25

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. (Philippians 3:3)

To rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ is to not rejoice in anything else. The context here is circumcision, but it could be anything. We worship God not with ceremonies and sacrifices. We cannot have confidence in anything other than Jesus Christ. We could not do anything to earn His favor, and we cannot do anything to maintain it, either. Having been saved with our names in the book of life, let us “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice” (Philippians 4:4). So, what do we do, then? We can only thank Him for what He has already done.