ONE THING

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. Philippians 3:13-14

Paul focuses on ‘one thing’ in this passage. He confesses that he hasn’t arrived in the Christian life but he’s narrowed his focus to just one thing, not 25 things he is dabbling with but ‘one thing’ (Philippians 3:13).

What’s that one thing? Paul sets his statement in a context of forgetting what is behind. The past can be a big stumbling block for us. It can act like a ball and chain that holds us back in old ways, old habits, old sins and old assumptions.

It takes deliberate intention to ‘forget what is behind and strain forward to what is ahead’ (Philippians 3:13).
There are two aspects to our goal: *destination and means* . The destination is ‘the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus; that one day, fully restored into His image we will enjoy Him forever (Philippians 3:14). The means is: ‘I want to know Christ. Yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings’ (Philippians 3:10).

To know Christ is to know the power of His resurrection life and to know the power of His resurrection is to be equipped to share His sufferings. It is not an avoidance of suffering that comes with knowing Christ but an equipping to face and live in it.

James speaks of having ‘patience in the face of suffering’ (James 5:10). Is this the one thing you do?

What would it mean for you to narrow your focus to just one thing? Think about it.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I humbly ask that in the mist of all these adversities help to be focus on You and Your Kingdom....Amen🙏🏼

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