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Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, THAT your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 THAT ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till (with a view toward being ready for) the Day of Christ. 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

Those who will inherit the Kingdom with Christ must have the ability to put matters to the test honorably and accurately. The King James Version uses these words in Philippians 1:10—That ye may approve things that are excellent... The word approve is from the Greek dokimad’so. It means to put something, or someone, to a test that is accurate. In this way, a Kingdom person will always have the ability to discern what is right, who is worthy, and what is just.

This is an operation of the pure wisdom that must be in evidence in a person who will rule with Christ. Since the Kingdom of God will always manifest the most excellent way, it is necessary that those who inherit the Kingdom will have the ability to choose what is excellent.

The word excellent in the verse quoted above is from a word in the Greek New Testament which means, “having a greater value.” A person without the ability to conduct a proper test may easily be misled into making wrong choices, with only an outward show of value. Kingdom values go to the core of a matter. They are not seen only on the surface.

Where must this quality of excellency first appear? In persons in whom there is an excellent spirit. This means true Kingdom values are not in things, they are in persons

DEAR LORD, please take these young people that I name before You today. Give them a heart to understand the excellent things of Your Kingdom. Give them a heart that searches after Truth. Give them a heart that will believe Your Word. Let Your Word and the Truth in it enter into the affairs of their lives.