Philippians 3:10 -14
10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus
Reflect: The athlete will never achieve anything without perseverance. Paul talks of straining towards what is ahead. It’s tough sometimes and the best of us are tempted to give up but the encouragement today is to press on – keep listening, keep holding on to the One who called you.
Pray: When the going gets tough, help me to press on and take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me
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