Philippians 3:13-14
3Brothers, 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, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
I am becoming more and more passionate about seeing, encouraging, and helping others to discover this for their life. Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. The hope, healing, and love of Jesus Christ is the purpose for which we have been called heavenward. It is in all people, some choose it and some do not.
I believe that as the Body of Christ we have been given specific talents, personalities, positions, and areas of the globe in which we can choose to be an influence in. Will you choose to be an influence of hate or of indifference or of love. When 1 person comes to know and accept the love of Christ in their life, all of eternity celebrates and so as Christ followers, we do also. I also believe that God has specifically called each of us heavenward in Christ Jesus. "I press on toward the goal" is a call to look towards God's heart and purpose for our lives. I believe with everything that I am that we all have eternity in our hearts. Ecclesiastes 3:11
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1 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
As N.T. Wright's notion in Simply Christian: we are a people, all of us, that are looking for a world put to rights.
In another book, The Irresistable Revolution by Shane Claiborne, a conversation between men about a prayer to God. Shane writes about two men discussing why God allows all this poverty and war and suffering to exist and one man admits that he is afraid to ask God that question because he thinks God will reply with the same question. The Spirit whispers back “You tell me why we allow this to happen. You are my body, my hands, my feet.”
Eternity also celebrates when 1 person discovers who God has called them to be, for the purpose in which Christ has called us heavenward. You may indeed believe in God, but God more importantly believes in you! Will you be who He has called you to be?
One God - One Heart - My Heart - Our Heart!
2 comments:
dropped by to say 'howdy' on a sunday morning... thanks for your love on the blog--- keep chasing down the character of Jesus...
One Love,
B.CooP*
Great post Daniel. Thanks for the challenge. Love the N.T. Wright quote.
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