Philippians 3:13-16
“13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:
but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus
minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this
unto you.
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let
us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.”
Once God has
saved us and we have repented of our sins we must from that time on be looking
forward to that day when our Lord returns and to that one eternal day we will
spend in His presence. As far as our Heavenly Father is concerned, our past is
no longer relevant. We are now His child and no longer a child of the devil.
On the same
hand, we must remember we are His child and not a child of the devil. Our
desires and wants and needs must be directed towards our Heavenly Father. Our
new goal in this life must be to strive for “the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
What are we
striving for today? Fame and fortune in this life? Pleasing our friends and
family? Or praising and glorifying our Lord and Savior?
Our goal in this
life, as God's children should be to strive to lovingly follow His commandments
in hopes of being counted as one of His Bride. It is those who will make up the
Bride of Christ who will have the greatest reward for all eternity. To live in
the palace of the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Praise ye the
Lord!!!
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