Christ
Jesus Has Made Me His Own
Not that I have already obtained this or have
already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ
Jesus has made me his own. 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 toward 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 Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation
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.
Philippians 3:12-21
Temporal goals can never fully satisfy. We see
this in the ministry of Paul. He told the believers that he pressed toward the
goal for the prize. To him, and to us, the prize is the call of God in Jesus
Christ. That goal can provide the most powerful incentive there is. It inspires
us to become more and more like Jesus. Every upward step gives us joyful
soul-satisfaction. How diligently are we striving to reach that goal?
Don’t let contentment
with earthly goals
prevent you from attaining
eternal gains.
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