Today's Devotion: Philippians 4:12 (New International Version)
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Paul wrote this while he was imprisoned, most probably in Rome, during his first imprisonment there. Even in prison, he was content knowing that God was there for him and that God's purpose for him was being fulfilled.

Today's Comments: I wonder how adherents to the prosperity gospel explain this passage? There is no question in my mind that sometimes we have to make sacrifices and that our life on earth is not always going to be milk and honey. I can just see Gloria Copeland telling Paul that he did not pray right to the Lord the night before charges were filed against him.

Interestingly enough, if you do a web search using the term "prosperity gospel Gloria", the first entry that comes up is Ken Copeland Ministries. Wikipedia credits Ken Copeland as being the at the center of this movement.

In any case, Paul was grateful to be in the Lord's service, wherever the Lord wanted him to go. I want to be like Paul.