"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment." (Philippians 1:9)

 

Paul's longing for the Philippian church is eloquently expressed in his prayer for their maturation in the faith. It begins simply with a prayer for their growing love--love that will "abound yet more and more."  Essentially, the prayer is that their love would never stop increasing.The focus of the ever-increasing love, however, is not emotive reactions or depth of feeling. It is a nonstop, ever-growing love for "knowledge" and "judgment." And as one might expect, the Holy Spirit's choice of words is important.