And so we see the full progession of the truth found throughout Scripture and captured in Romans 11.36, that all things are from God (seen in the previous verse, Philippians 4.19), and all things are thru Him (Philippians 4.13), and all things are into, or for, Him. All things. All things come to exist (or happen) ultimately to show off or increase the knowledge and celebration of God’s breathtaking goodness, His unbelievable greatness, His incomprehensible power and majesty. All the things concerning us and all people are to enhance this reputation of His among all peoples, they are for the sake of His Name. All things. This includes the hard things and circumstances which we all must sometimes endure and which Paul was facing every day there in Rome. God Himself gives us the strength and all that we need in order to be able to hold onto and enjoy and confess His great goodness in all things, whatever may come our way. And to this end - to glorify God in Christ in all things - Paul was singularly and totally committed (Philippians 1.21). What we have glimpsed in this letter is Paul’s clarion commitment to be all about Christ and all for Christ and all in for Christ each and every day, regardless of his circumstances, know and tasting God's goodness, confident in the truth that God had his back, that our breathtakingly good God was in control and was working all things for good and was fully supplying all of his needs. And to be sure, God was definitely all in for Paul, but He was so ultimately because He was and is always all in for Himself, for His glory. He alone is worthy.
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