God showed mercy to Paul, not to have sorrow after sorrow. In other words, he did not leave Epaphro

In Philippians 2: 17-18, Paul describes the possibility of his death as "a drink offering upon the sacrifice and work" their faith. He is ready to die in the service of purification and strengthening their faith.
Then he says that if this happens, "I rejoice and share my joy with you all. In the same way, enjoy yourselves and share your joy with me "(verse 18). Not only did he enjoys looking at the possibility of his death, but tell them to enjoy with him.
Already told by enjoying the possibility of his death: "I long to leave this life and be with Christ, for that is far better" (Philippians 1:23). We assume that this is why they should enjoy. They love Paul. So when Paul is "with Christ" that will be "much better."
Jesus told His disciples the same thing: "If you loved me, you would rejoice, watches because I go to the Father, watches for the Father is greater than me." watches (John 14:28). Father in glory is greater than the Son suffering. What a relief to come when the Son of work here would be finished and he returned in glory of the Father! So He says, if you love me, enjoy my departure.
But this is not the whole picture. Ten verses later in Philippians 2, Paul praises Epaphroditus, because "for the sake of Christ's ministry was about to die" (verse 30). But not dead. And Paul enjoys. Here it is: "It was so ill that he was about to die, but God had mercy upon him, and not only to him but to me, that I be not grieved beyond measure." (Verse 27) .
God showed mercy to Paul, not to have sorrow after sorrow. In other words, he did not leave Epaphroditus to die because Paul does not have the pain it over other trouble.
So when Paul says, 'Rejoice with me, "the possibility of their own death (Philippians 2:18), that is not the whole picture emotional. Paul would have expected "sorrow beyond measure" if Epaphroditus had died. And not because Epaphroditus was not ready to die. It was as ready as Paul: "Honor such people, for the sake of Christ's ministry was about to die." (Philippians 2:30).
We should learn that our sorrow caused watches by the death of a believer is a joyful sorrow and our joy at the death of a believer is a sorrowful joy. There is nothing hopeless about sorrow. And there is nothing watches superficial about joy. Just enjoy. And sorrow is mitigated watches by an invincible watches hope.
Therefore, one of the most popular keywords for the Christian life is "as sorrowful, although we are always happy" (2 Corinthians 6:10). Sorrow watches and joy are not only sequential. They are simultaneous. This is not an emotional schizophrenia. This is a complex harmony of Christian soul.
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