If I'm being honest the same thing can be true when I read the Bible. The book of Numbers is not as relatable to me as the book of Luke. (Note: I realize that all scripture is God breathed and suitable for teaching, and that all scripture is truth, but I'm simply referring to my own personal experience of being able to relate to certain books of the Bible above others.)
Now if you'll permit me, I'd like to segue into one of my favorite books of the Bible, the Book of Philippians, a greatest hits collection that doesn't disappoint in its four wisdom-packed chapters.
Chapter 1:
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him."
Chapter 2:
"In humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death."
"Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and earth and under the earth."
"Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure."
Chapter 3:
"But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."
"But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
"Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to Himself."
Chapter 4:
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice."
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
"Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."
"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."
"My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
