Becoming A Person Of Excellence

At some point, people are going to talk about you. The American church culture holds a lot of chatter. People just seem to gravitate to talking about other people. So, when your name comes up in those discussions, what will be said? The Apostle Paul once wrote a letter that mentioned a lot of names. The Church at Philippi was like most churches today: there were the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this passage, Paul communicates about two of the good ones. His testimony of Timothy and Epaphroditus contained lavish endorsements because these two men were of excellent character. What Paul said about them needs to be said of us when our names come up. In Paul’s words about them, we gain wisdom and motivation about how we can begin to live at much higher levels of commitment to Kingdom excellence. May our testimonies be those that welcome commendation from those who observe our lives.