Heavenly Father, what an example the apostle Paul is, of a man whose driving passion was to exalt Christ in all he said and did, to minister to his brothers and sisters in Christ and to share the gospel of grace with the lost. I pray that I may have that same holy mindset so that whether I live or die, my dear desire would be to exalt the Lord Jesus in my life, to conduct myself in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, and to stand firm with my Christian brothers and sisters. May I so grow in grace and in a knowledge of my Lord and Saviour, that I may say with Paul: "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Source: Verse of the day for Philippians 1:25