Philippians 3: But one thing I do: Forgetting
what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for
which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
An interesting phrase is in these verses where it
says God called the writer “heavenward” in Christ Jesus.
We are reminded here to forget what is behind –
the past – the regrets – the failures, and to strain toward what is ahead. What's ahead is the prize – heaven.
God has a plan for our lives which doesn’t just
end here on earth. In fact, everything
he orchestrates in our lives has an end result of heaven – living in the place
where he resides – where all is new again.
Often our struggles here seem unbearable, never
ending, and absolutely puzzling, but when we turn and press on towards heaven,
we suddenly put things into perspective.
Our lives here on earth are short. They are like grass that fades, here today
and gone tomorrow.
But instead of that sounding like something sad
and final, it’s actually joyful and eternal.
God has called us heavenward. So why do we look horizontally so much of the
time?
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