Philippians 2:1-4 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

I do a fair amount of bible study. In this modern age of electronics, the internet, and libraries without end, I have more content to read than I could possibly cover in a lifetime, much less what I have left of my own. In my search I found a phrase I had never come across before. It referenced a behavior from another time, another people, another culture, that followed God in covenant relationship. I was curious.

I found nothing in my usual resources, which are vast. So I turned to my search engine to discover what might be found beyond, in the vast libraries of www, the World Wide Web. Naturally I found some worldly words, not inspired by God. Then I happened upon this one. As I opened what he had written for his church I recognized the mind of Christ.

Here was a man who had a close personal relationship with the Lord and the words he wrote spoke to me out of a place so deep within me, that it was not my own, but rather He who abides in us both. What a blessing it was to discover what the Lord had revealed in him about truth, life and the works of the Lord that spans time immortal.

Looking on the works of others in covenant relationship with the Lord can and should strengthen your own relationship with our Lord.