"Paul's Letter to the Philippians — The Final Exhortation — Follow Me!"

Having reached the final chapter in this great Pauline letter (a prison letter, by the way), we now find his final exhortations.  This section proceeds from Paul exclaiming how the Philippians were “his joy and crown”, to another request (compare with chapter 3, verses 17-21) that they would all “follow” or “imitate” him not only in his doctrine but also in his walk: “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do”. The rest of this final exhortation is a promise to those who would so imitate him: ”the God of peace shall be with you”.  What a powerful way to end this final exhortation.  The Lord’s blessing will be abundantly upon all those that follow Paul.  Will we do that?  That is the question.  The “peace of God” is promised in verse 7, now the “God of peace” with his full blessing.  Amen.