The Book of Philippians is Paul’s letter to the church there. Paul’s missionary journeys and jail stays were funded by Christians at the churches he had started. In jail back then, they did not feed the prisoners. Someone who personally knew them must provide their food.
(I realize someone broke these letters down into verses and put topics to them, but that does help us, the reader, all these years later.) Starting at verse 10 in my Bible, it has the title, “Paul’s Thanks For Their Gifts”. That's why he says what he does in verse 12. Paul had times where he had plenty and others where he had nothing. Some of the time, he was chained to a solider. I don't know why they were so scared of him, he was not violent.
I know we often quote verses 13 to comfort ourselves. But do we actually think of the truth behind Christ giving us strength? We literally can get through anything life throws at us. ANYTHING!
