Pressing toward the Goal

Philippians 3:12-14

12 I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be.
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
14 I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. (NLT)

We are in a process of change. We have not arrived at perfection (maturity) but each day we need to put the past behind us and press forward to the upward and higher calling in Christ Jesus. We are not to give up but keep working toward the call of God. We are to put forth all our energies to that which God has called us to and the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are not racing against each other but the race God has set before us to run for Him. We press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Our relationship with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ through the working of the Holy Spirit must be our top priority each and every day. As God has said “Draw near to me and I will draw near to you” and “Be ye holy for I am Holy.” Therefore strive to reach the calling of God in your life. May God richly bless you through your praising and glorifing Him.

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