Post by Woody Williams on Nov 18, 2024 8:05:08 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Philippians 3:13-4:1
----------
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
----------
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
---------
Give me a vision that will draw me deeper, O God. Amen
----------
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
----------
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
---------
Give me a vision that will draw me deeper, O God. Amen