“I do not consider,
brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet];
but one thing I do
[it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what
lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
I press on toward the
goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is
calling us upward.”
Philippians 3:13-14
“…but one thing I do…”
What has God put you
on the earth to do?
You might say that
God has put you and me on the earth to do one thing.
As the question goes –
“How’s that working out for you?”
Are there things you
may need to lay aside in order to accomplish the ‘one thing’?
Likewise, are there
things you may need to pick up in order to complete
the race laid out for
you?
Think about it.
There are things you
are doing that you should not be doing and there are things you are not doing
that you should be doing in the pursuit of the course God has planned for your
life.
That begs a question –
Do you know what Gods’ plans are for you?
Have you spent time
in His presence getting your marching orders?
Paul knew. That is
why he could declare: “…I have finished the race…”.
Jesus certainly knew
and some of His last words made that evident as
He declared – “It is
finished.”
I may have written
this before in the blog but it is worth repeating –
I once – in prayer –
said to the Lord – “Father – I want to hear those words ‘Well done, good and faithful
servant…’ as I enter into my reward”
Without missing a
beat I heard the Spirit of the Lord say to me (I sensed His love in these words
and not condemnation or anger) “There are some words I need to hear from you
for that to happen”.
Of course I asked
what they were and He simply said: “It is finished.”
God has a work for me
to do on the earth.
God has a work for
you to do on the earth.
What are you doing
today that brings you closer to being
able to make your
words to Him – it is finished?
Are you choosing
today what is most important?
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