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Day 16 – Philippians 3:12-14
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Thurs 28th May – Read Philippians 3:12-14
V12: Even Paul was still a “work in progress” ( how much more are we!) This verse warns us all about being satisfied with our progress or “achievement” as Christians. We must always, like him, seek to “press on”, seeking always to know and to follow Christ better, the Saviour Who has “made us His own”, bought by His own precious blood. ( 1 Peter 1:18-19 )
V13: So Paul will not “rest on his laurels”, but strive by all that is in him to continue to grow, to move forward. The image is of an athlete, running a race, who must make every effort until the race is completed.
V14: Like that runner, then, eyes fixed on the finishing line which still lies ahead, he presses on for the day he receives ” the prize” – the full experience of the eternal salvation and joy which is his in and through Christ alone. But always remember, the prize in the Christian race is given, not “won”, and is for everyone who, by grace, is running that race. (2 Timothy 4:8 ) Yet the image he uses calls us to “strive” as if it depended on us, in our commitment to Christ, and to His “upward call”, away from the things of this world to the glory that waits for us.