Forward Thinking
Dear Friends, I think the following verses are great for meditating on as we move in to a new year. Philippians 3:12b-14 I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, 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, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV) Paul is sharing with his readers the principle he lives by: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead. Of course, some things are important to remember and are vital to the success of our race. Such as God’s faithfulness in the past and the lessons we have learned along the way, his promises in his Word, and the example of men and women in the Bible. It’s these kinds of things which encourage us to keep running our race, to keep persevering. Paul’s not talking about forgetting these t...