 Let's just Just want to remind us about Philippians chapter 1 and verse 6 We've seen this verse before so it's being confident of this very thing that he who has begun a good work in you Will bring it to completion like the one the Lord who has started the good work will bring it to completion and Another verse that we can look at is Hebrews Hebrews chapter 12 When verse 2 We read looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross despising the shame and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God? Right looking unto Jesus the author and finisher Perfecter the one who originates the one who starts our faith and the perfecter of our faith the one who matures our faith Okay, and Philippians here one six Also talks about a similar thing It says that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ The Lord is working in us right Each and every day the Lord is working in us All we need to do is Ealed be submitted be surrendered to his leading and to his working and we will see that he Perfecting us perfecting our faith and completing and bringing everything to completion The work that he has started in us. He'll bring it to completion until the day of Christ, right? So let's pray and let's Let's just say Lord Whatever work you're doing or God, I know I don't want to be a hindrance I don't want to be a stumbling block to the work that you're doing. I want to cooperate with the work of the Holy Spirit and I want to Yield to the work of this Holy Spirit so that you can bring things to completion in my life so that you know the faith Since you are the author and the perfecter of My faith that you will bring my faith to maturity, right? Okay, so let's let's just pray Excuse me Father we we just want to thank you Lord. We thank you for this day. We thank you for this time We thank you for these promises Lord that you're the one who who brings Lord everything to completion in us father God and We thank you that you have begun a great work in us Lord a good work in us Father God and we acknowledge that we recognize that and we acknowledge that God and Father God, we thank you that your promises that you will bring it to completion Until the day of Christ Lord We pray that each and every day master that we will just yield to your leading your prompting and the work of your spirit Lord and Lord the work of edification that's happening in the inner man Lord strengthening us refining us Lord we we eat Lord and we we ask of other God that that you would Prepare us that you would strengthen us that you would bring our faith to maturity to completion Father God even as we look Lord towards you father God Lord I we pray that our focus will be unbroken that we will not be distracted even as we Lord even as we go through life's journey God that we will continue to God have our focus on you that we will not be distracted by This and the other of a by that through the challenges of life Lord that we will not be distracted Lord, I pray that we would Lord maintain or keep that same intensity and passion Lord For your name for your word for the work of your spirit Lord that we will have that same intensity or God and yes to this end We commit ourselves to your mighty hands Father God pray that you'll continue to build us in the inner man That we will be strong in the spirit and the power of your might or God We thank you in Jesus precious name. We pray Amen Okay, so Philippines to It Philippines to maybe we'll read from 12 onwards Just a quick review. So he says therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed not in my presence only but now much more in my absence Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you Both to will and to do for his good pleasure Do all things without complaining and disputing that you may become blameless and harmless Children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation among whom you shine as lights in the world Holding fast the word of life So that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith I am glad and rejoice with you all For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me. Okay, so So quick review. He says, you know my beloved as you always obeyed So the the Philippine church the Philippine believers from this we see that they've been quite dedicated quite committed and It's it's not as if they they chose to you know, please Paul only when he was there You know in in the works of the Lord and in doing anything for the Lord it was it is only It is not just it's only when Paul was there But but even in his absence as he heard reports about them that they would they you know, they would they were quite a faithful people and Then to the Lord, right? So now he says work out your own salvation He with fear and trembling. So what does that mean? Work out your own salvation. You know, does it mean that? you know you do What you have to do in order to get saved Right. So the question is, you know, is he is he talking about that? You know, is he talking about, you know, you become saved or you get saved and you work it out somehow Right. So we know that he's writing to believe us. We know that he's writing to people in fact, he says, right being confident of this that he who has begun a good work will bring it to completion. So he's He's talking about people who are born again and in whom the Lord has started a good work and in fact, he is encouraging them. Yes, you know, this is what will happen According to the Lord, the Lord's promise and that he is going to, you know, bring it to completion So he's definitely not talking about, you know, working out your salvation in that sense Okay, so so what is this, you know, working out mean means to, you know, fully finish or fully Fully live out or work out or accomplish right Things that are proceeding from your salvation. Okay, so in other sense in other way, what are some things that we need to work out? Right. We know that we are justified, but we need to live a life of consecration Right. So consecration is something that is an ongoing everyday process. And what does that mean? That means that we need to live a life that is set apart set apart from unrighteousness set apart for Righteousness or for for God. So so it means that we are You know, it's it's it's a process. It's an everyday thing. And so Okay, then the other aspect of it is Even as we choose to live a life of consecration, you know, our minds need to be renewed Right. Our mind needs to be renewed our thoughts need to be renewed to what to the Word of God So that our will or our desires and our choices become aligned With what God wants right? It becomes aligned to the will of God the way with the Word of God and the ways of God. So That will happen only when our mind is renewed because scripture is very clear So if you are carnally minded, you cannot please God For a carnal mind is enmity with God. Okay, where do we read that accept a It's a carnal mind a mind that is set on fleshly things is enmity So, which means that for our mind to be set on spiritual things is something that I need to work out To to see transformation in my life. I need to Renew my mind. This is something that I need to work out So so that my soul is renewed my mind will emotions everything is renewed So in that sense he says work out your Salvation work out your own salvation. You are saved now you work out live that out, right? With fifth fear and trembling and with ribbon fear and trembling for it is God who works in you Okay, God works in us the Holy Spirit in dwells us and he Excuse me. Sorry. So he works in us So what does he do? What work does he do right both to will and to do for his good pleasure? Okay, so that's that's a good thing. So well the Lord Influences us the Lord empowers us He gives us his resources right he Challenges us he prompts us he leads us So he does all that And he works in us both to will that is to come to a place of Using our will like he will not decide for us But he will enable us to decide Enable us to make a choice that That word will it means to to be determined to determine something to purpose to resolve to do something like to decide so so both to decide to to will and To do K2 that is coming to a place of doing something Okay, so to decide something is is one thing, right? But to actually effectively work What you've decided? What you planned? That's the other side of it So the God is the one who works in you? Both to will and to do He helps us Now he will not decide for us He will not make the choice for us, right? We have to make the choice Okay, so but it but it's God who works in us. He effectively works in us Both to will you know that word works. It's it's again that work Which we have seen before in a gay or which means effectively You know to be active to be fervent to be mighty in us That's the that's the work of the spirit, right? He leads us into truth. He he you know warns us and And he leads us and you know, he shows us he he in fact Enables us to Live a consecrated life and so on all that he does he separates us unto himself and he speaks to us That warns us encourages us. So all this he does both to will to bring us to a place of decision and To empower us to Carry out the decision You see that's the work of God So he's saying, you know, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works and God who I'm sorry God who Enables you to will and to do he's the one who works in you with this mighty power effectively Right. So he's the one who do that who does that and he does that for his good pleasure So which means that, you know, we delight his heart When we when we allow him to work in us both to will and to do and the things that He brings us. I mean it brings him great satisfaction and pleasure When we allow him to do that he works in us to will and to do of course the choice that he let that you know He enables us to make a decision, which is the right righteous decision. He enables us to Carry out something which is a righteous deal. Maybe it's saying no to the work of the enemy No, to the things of the flesh and saying yes to You know the works of God, so he he does both that and it brings in great pleasure For his good pleasure so Was 14 he says do all things without complaining or disputing Okay, so do all things without complaining or disputing now now the thing is, you know Many times we might ask him how can I not complain about something? Right, how can I not some let's say something is not right? Okay, now I need to I need to bring it to somebody's notice and I need to talk about it maybe to Excuse me maybe to To To someone I know how can things change if I don't say okay this thing is you know, this is not right Okay, let's say in ministry in in work Maybe in a family kind of a thing situation. How can I not say you know, it's like if let's say I you know, it's like that thing that we hear no like this guy goes to somebody's home for a meal and They serve him some some food and let's say I don't know, you know, let's say some some vegetable, okay let's say Potato fried potato or fried potatoes actually nice and it's a cabbage some fried cabbage now So he looks at the plate. He says okay everything else. I like this. I don't like so he finishes that first And because he finishes that first the host like that person thinks okay. Wow. I think he likes it a lot So she she serves some more and says okay, you know anything he likes it So this guy is like he doesn't say no, you know, I don't want but he He wants to eat the other things which he enjoys But he but he wants to finish this thing which he does not enjoy first so that he gets spent So he eats that again and the host sees that. Oh, he must be really enjoying it I need to serve him some more and then puts you know, it's like that right suppose we see something which is you know, which needs to change and then we You don't you know do anything about it Prince is saying it's happened to me. Yeah That's true, you know, when we when we don't say okay, we can't say it's you know It's it's we can't say to their face that it's I don't like it, but we need to say something So that they don't serve it again, right? So anyway, so here so you might when I ask the question, so how do I you know bring things to change You know, how do I do it without? Without bringing it to notice, but we can do that Without complaining and disputing. Okay, so the words when we look at the Greek there it talks about murmuring Okay, what kind of murmuring? It's an internal murmuring, you know secret murmuring, right? We are Just saying all these guys like that or this thing this work is like this this Or this ministry is like this or they're always doing like this. So it's a secret thing. It's a secret murmuring It's like a secret debate that is our argument that's going on on the inside of you right, so that's that's what it talks about and So you're not doing anything to change it, but inside you're just going on and on and on, you know saying negative things about it and And maybe it'll lead to gossip And also the other other word, you know complaining and disputing. Okay, that's also an inward reasoning An inward reasoning, you know, somebody says something and then immediately there's an inward reasoning It's like oh, that will never work. Oh that so you're not voicing it. There is no There's no healthy discussion, but Inwardly, you're just cancelling it Inwardly, you're just saying oh This is no good. No, this thing cannot work. Okay, so you see that now that is not healthy Like because it's not going to bring any change You are going to feel so negative that your action is going to be negative It's not going to be constructive in any nature, you know, you're not going to solve the problem because you're not going to talk about it, right? So Paul's saying, you know, do all things without doing that No, without that thing, you know, canceling it out speaking negative things within yourself You know, see we studied in Galatians then see Paul says when he saw that Peter was actually He would eat with the Gentiles When the non when the Jewish when the when there were no Jewish people around and then he would distance himself when certain people came From, you know, who are known to the disciple the Apostle James So Peter actually withstood him Sorry, Paul withstood him, right in the sense. He told Peter right there in front saying what you're doing is wrong You cannot do this. You cannot live Life a hypocritical life You cannot pretend to be someone in front of others and then when someone to be someone else in front of another group of people You cannot do that, right? So we know when he's saying do all things without complaining or disputing he's talking about, you know, some internal things And that's what the Greek words also refer to internal murmurings internal reasonings Which is not actually helping solve the problem. Okay, so do all things Without that it was 15 that you may become blameless and harmless children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse Generation among whom you shine as lights in the world Holding fast the word of life so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain So you're saying You know, this is something that you need to do if you live this way without complaining disputing Then you'll become blameless and harmless Okay, you're not going to cause harm to others. You're not, you know, you're not no one can blame you Okay, so You you don't you're free from blame free from, you know people pointing fingers at you so, you know, you're free of all reproaches and above reproach your life so and It talks about being harmless, right and then he says and the word that is he's used there is that You know, it's it means innocent, of course, but it also the picture that we have is that Something that is pure something that is not mixed adulterated. Okay, it is like You know some let's say if it's a it normally refers to metal or you know any other any other material Which does not have any Defective material mixed with it. Let's say, you know, if it's if it's milk Then it's pure milk, you know, it's not half a liter milk and half a liter water Just diluted it. Right. He's saying it does not have any mixture in it right, so you become Blameless and harmless you're innocent through and through right. It's not like you're holding any grudge It's not like you are, you know, saying one thing and doing another thing. Yeah, because you're not doing that You're not having that internal reasoning and internal debate and you're not holding anything Against someone or you're not having that internal conversation Against someone, you know, sometimes that You know, that can be a very dangerous thing. You know, maybe it is with a fellow believer Maybe it is with a family member. Maybe it is with a leader like a spiritual leader Maybe a pastor or someone who's, you know, giving oversight and somebody might be preaching and then you, you know Internally, you're saying oh as if you do it, you don't do it You know, you're not telling that person directly, but you're having that on the inside. Okay So it is like a mixture Like it is it is good and bad you you might be sincere in wanting to follow the Lord and you love the Lord Love his word Etc. But then you have this thing going on on the inside which is causing you to become Defective which is causing you to become You know mixed with something that is not good Okay, so you're saying if you do this do all things without complaining and disputing so that you may become blameless and harmless children of God without fault Okay in the midst of crooked and perverse generation so So he's saying okay, you are in the world Okay, there is no Escaping that and we are right now in the world in a society Surrounded by people who do not share your own your values who do not understand, you know, why you live the way you live Maybe their minds are blinded to the gospel so you are in the midst of you know such a kind of people and He goes on to say that they are you know perverse a crooked generation Okay There they might call good as bad and bad as good right there this standard for living the standard for Living life is could be totally twisted I Could be totally different So who might they might be you know gossiping murmuring complaining backstabbing right And speaking words that are It's it's shocking right when you if you just look at some of the social media Like you see some of the videos and it's like shocking people using words bad language just like an ordinary thing right and and the other day and I was just listening to some some college Students and some you know some some yeah college students as cool kids I think slightly older teens and the kind of language they're using and it was shocking in every sentence So, you know, that's the kind of culture that we see that's the kind of people who are there and More than that, you know the the backstabbing the gossip and Bringing people down and saying something in front of people But then going behind their back and doing something else, you know, this is quite common In in the culture that we live in in the world that we live in but we are not off that world We are not off that, you know culture and values and so on so He's saying that you will be like you will shine as lights You'll be blameless and harmless in this kind of a generation and you will shine as lights Because they need the light that you are shining like that your truth The of which you stand for shines as light. They need the light They are in darkness. They need the light and you among whom you will shine as lights Okay verse 16 is The first part of this is part of verse 15 as well, right or the entire verse is part of verse 16 as well So what is he saying? He's saying holding fast the word of life Okay, you shine as light But you're holding fast the word of life You're holding fast the the the logos He's uses the word logos logos the word of God And it is the word of life, you know it and he uses the word Zoe, right, which is not Biological life, you know that that would be another word by us, but here is using the word Zoe, right? So holding fast to the logos of Zoe Like the word of God the word of life the life producing the God kind of life producing word of God What do you what are you supposed to do? You're supposed to hold fast Meaning let your grip on The word of God pay attention to it Have a strong grip on it. Okay, don't Don't leave it Hold on to it beat at the center. It's not like you you know, you you need to Just know that information, but that information should become an experience How will it become an experience? You know when you when you live it out? Like just like how we see in James that you know, you be here or be a doer You need to do be both unless you hear you cannot do and unless you do, you know You you will not be actually going back to here more because you just be deceiving yourself, right? So Is is is a saying that you know, you need to hold fast You need to have a strong grip you need to give attention to and the word of God and You need to pay attention to applying it making it relevant and real in our lives so the question is, you know Even as we've been, you know doing all these book studies and we've been studying, you know, how much of it are we applying? Daily in our lives, right? So are we studying it and okay? We're talking about okay? This was written during this time and it was written to these kind of people all that is, you know important It's necessary me to know the context in which it was written Etc. But About that we need to know that it applies to me today Right and since I'm reading it since I'm giving attention to it I need to apply these truths in my life. So how much of it am I applying in my own life, right? So the instruction that is there the challenges that are presented there The way I you know asked to change How much of it am I doing in my life? We need to ask ourselves Okay, and not to condemn ourselves but to hold ourselves accountable to it and say, okay, let me do it Let me apply it. Here is the situation and yeah, this is the right situation for me to apply this God's word let me apply it Okay, so that is what we need to do. So holding fast the word of life. We will shine as light In this darkness, but if you do not hold fast to this logos of Zoe Then you know, where is the light gonna come from it will just keep fading There's no life Yeah, so so that is what it says. So so he says, you know that I might rejoice in the day of Christ You know when you hold fast when you shine as light is saying, you know This is the satisfaction that I get out of my ministry and out of the out of my life itself, you know So that I might so he says that That I may that I have not run in vain or labored in vain Okay, run in vain meaning that I've lived my life now the way I've conducted my life Okay, so we're all called to run this race with endurance right Hebrews talks about that Hebrews 12 So so he's saying you know that so that I might I may not have the run in vain that it's not a futile exercise My life is not, you know, it's not an empty one And all the things that I've done all the labor all the work that I've done that, you know, so that it's it's not in vain Okay, so so on the day of Christ In the day of Christ that I will rejoice to see all that happen And when I see you and I see that the kind of life that I know that oh This is how you lived your life that you that will give me I will be able to rejoice on that day, okay? So it's it's linked to Each and every believer holding fast the word of life. So for us also, you know, the the moment we Our grip on the word of God, you know, and I say I got grip on the word of God, you know, the intensity with which we Maybe spend time with the word we've make time You know in for prayer and everything No, in our walk with the Lord Now the minute that intensity goes down Yeah, or keeps going down, you know that It's it's dangerous, right? We know that we will Make some foolish mistakes foolish choices Foolish decision decisions Maybe we might even open out Open up doors Right for the enemy to come in We we become weak ourselves in faith Right spiritually we are We become we make ourselves good We become we make ourselves a target for the enemy Even though the enemy is defeated the enemy and can come with lies accusations Deceptions we make ourselves a target for all that. We're not strong Okay, so it's important that we hold fast to the word of life. Okay, what's 17? Yes, and if I'm being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith I'm glad and rejoice with you all for the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me So he's saying for this, you know for this reason if I'm being poured out as a drink offering So, you know, he's saying that if you know, if if my life is Offered as a as a sacrifice In servicing, you know in in in ministering to your needs If I you know since I'm Taking it's like, you know, somebody who's in the army or somebody who's in the civil services someone who takes Oath to To carry out Particular service, so he's saying, you know this service that I'm doing this ministry that I'm doing Since since that I'm you know That the way I'm doing it. It's it's actually like a being offered upon That my life is being offered as a as a drink offering, you know, it's I'm being offered as a as sacrifice So he's saying that my life is is being offered for this I'm being poured out Every day whatever I do, it's it's it's like a it's like a sacrifice I'm being offered as a sacrifice and he's saying, okay, it's if I do that, you know, that's fine Right. He's he's absolutely. Okay. He's he's fine with that Excuse me So so he's saying, you know I Am glad and I rejoice with you all Okay, so even though I'm being offered out poured out, you know, maybe physically emotionally Like he's being it's like he's being poured out is everything that he's been doing is taking a lot out of him but if It is so I am glad and I I have the choice Right so You know this drink offering is something that we see in the Old Testament right in in the book of numbers So we see that we Numbers 15 I think four and five. Let's just look at that Okay, so Then he who presents is offering to the Lord shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ifa of Fine flaw mixed with one-fourth of a hint of oil and one-fourth of a hint of wine as a as a drink offering And you shall prepare with the burnt offerings or the sacrifice for each land. I just see that Mentioned there and also I think like if you turn to Chapter 28 and verse 7 and its drink offering shall be one-fourth of a hint For each land in a holy place you shall pour out the drink to the Lord as an offering So he's saying you know my life it literally it is being sacrificed Okay for this cause Like in and it's poured out like an offering to the Lord So this service that I do it's it's really literally an offering To God himself. Okay, so saying it is that So if it is so then I am glad and I am rejoiced with you all So, you know that a sacrifice is painful a sacrifice will Is costly? costs you something right It means maybe taking on some effort and responsibilities. It means to give up certain things So he's done all that and he's saying I'm glad and I rejoice with you all Okay, and for the same reason you also be glad and rejoice would be give us was 18. Okay, let's read Verses 19 onwards A few verses But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly That I also may be encouraged when I know your state For I have no one like-minded who will sincerely care for your state For all seek their own not the things which are of Christ Jesus But you know his proven character and as a son with his father. He served me in the gospel Therefore, I hope to send him at once as soon as I see how it goes with me But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly So this is about Timothy says, you know, I'm trusting the Lord to send Timothy to you shortly So Timothy is with him right now. He's saying, you know And that I also may be encouraged when I know your state So how you are doing spiritually, you know, I just like to send Timothy to you and And then he says something about Timothy for he says, you know, for I have no one like-minded You know in the same mind same wavelength Same burden right same burden same desires I have no one who thinks about ministry thinks about ministering to you in the same manner So he says Who will sincerely care for your state? Because everywhere he says he talks about some of the false apostles and false You know ministers of gods is saying that they all seek their own worst 21 Not the things which are of Christ Jesus, you know, they are they are selfish They are being selfish. They all they are selfish ambitions. So they all seek their own what I can get out of this Right, uh, how can I? take something Out of these people like we read in second Corinthians right Paul talks about that kind of a scenario there Where people were traveling Itinerant ministers who were peddling the word of God Right, they were adulterating mixing they were you know, maybe um Not really presenting the truth as they should and they were Saying certain things doing certain things for their own benefits So saying, you know, you know these kind of people are there Verse 22, but you know his proven character Like timothy's character which has been proved over and over again You know his proven character That as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. Now. This is how he served not as someone who was Sorry, excuse me Not as someone who was you know, like who was hired Um, not as someone who was detached who was just do his work Um and go because you know the way Someone in the family serves is very different from the way Someone who could be you know, I'm sure they know there are people who are loyal When you hire them and you know, but when when you know that, you know, um, they Consider themselves as family and when they work, you know, that they'll sincerely care Right care for the things care for the business care for The work that has been entrusted to them. They are faithful. They'll fiercely guard What has been entrusted they fearfully I mean fiercely You know, if if someone wants to do things that are you know that that are To the To the owner I'm talking about a business, you know, they well they would they would be very fiercely loyal like So he's he's saying is comparing timothy to such a person and he's saying, you know, all seek their own But you know his proven character that as a son with the father He's served with me in the gospel So this is how he served therefore I hope to send him at once as soon as I see how it goes with me And I trust in the lord that I myself shall come shortly. So like now he's in prison But his hope and expectation is that that he will come and meet with the church and fill it by, you know, um He he expresses something like this Even in chapter one chapter one he also Um, he talks about that that, you know, these things have happened because of Of the gospel. This is why I am in chains um, and I'm You know, and he's saying, you know being confident of this I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of Salvation Joy of faith, sorry, so he he talks to so his expectation is that that he will Uh See him. He will he will he will be able to meet with them. He will be able to see them He'll be able to minister to them. Right. That is his expectation So he he voice he expresses that here again. He says, you know that I'll be able to I'll you know, I I'll I myself shall come to you shortly. Okay Okay, then the last part of chapter two yet I consider it necessary to send to you epipharoditus. Okay another Uh person who is a along with paul in esteem My brother fellow worker and fellow soldier But your messenger and the one who ministered to my need since he was longing for you all and was distressed because You had heard That he was sick and indeed he was sick almost unto death but god Had mercy on him And uh, not only on him But on me also lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. Therefore, I sent him The more eagerly that when you see him again, you may rejoice and I may be less sorrowful Receive him therefore in the lord with all gladness and hold such men in esteem Because for the work of christ, he came close to death not regarding his life To supply what was lacking in your service towards me. Okay, so Talking about epipharoditus and the way he ministered. He calls him his brother fellow worker fellow soldier similar to you know timothy um, and uh, he was someone who came from the macedonian church from the philipi and so he says, you know And the one who ministered to many it was probably the philippines sent him As a messenger who's um, who's sent him with Things to take care of paul's Needs, right? So he came and he was there to minister to him. So And and he talks about epipharoditus physical health He was that he was almost sick and he almost died And he was uh, and then But god had mercy god healed him And he had mercy and therefore paul says, you know, I sent him to you more eagerly And when you see him again that you may rejoice and I'll be less sorrowful Right. So he says, you know, receive him in the lord and treat such men with esteem Respect them esteem them for the for the work of the gospel. They came close to death. He came close to death Um, and but he did not regard his life. He did not care He just wanted to you know, work for the sake of the gospel and And and and he came as a messenger to supply, you know From from the philippine church and to supply what was lacking So, you know treat such people with high esteem says, okay, so we'll stop here take a break And when we come back, we'll start with chapter three Okay, we'll take a 10 minute break now