Post by Woody Williams on Oct 14, 2005 4:57:26 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Philippians 3:13-4:1
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Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. Only let us hold fast to what we have attained.
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
Devotional
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We are saved by grace. That does not mean that we have no obligations in our relationship with God. As followers of Christ we are called to mature in our relationship with God. Paul exhorts us "to stand firm in the Lord," "press on toward the good" and have "the same mind as Christ." Follow God's call to grow and maintain your way on the path.
Prayer
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Give me a vision that will draw me deeper, O God. Amen
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Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. Only let us hold fast to what we have attained.
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
Devotional
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We are saved by grace. That does not mean that we have no obligations in our relationship with God. As followers of Christ we are called to mature in our relationship with God. Paul exhorts us "to stand firm in the Lord," "press on toward the good" and have "the same mind as Christ." Follow God's call to grow and maintain your way on the path.
Prayer
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Give me a vision that will draw me deeper, O God. Amen