05-29-2020, 02:14 PM
*CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*Thursday, May 28, 2020*
*TOPIC:*MODEL FOR SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIVING*
*Read: Philippians 3:12-16*
Philippians 3:12-16 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
*MEMORISE: Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14)*
*EXPOSITION*
Paul sees himself as a runner in a race, exerting all his strength and pressing on with intense concentration, in order not to fall short of the goal that Christ has set for his life.
He had received a glimpse of the glory of heaven and had resolved that his whole life, by the grace of God, would be centred on his determination to press on and someday get to heaven and see Christ face to face (2 Cor. 12:4; 2 Tim. 4:8). Such determination is necessary for all Christians who wish to make heaven.
Paul in this passage reveals the secret for successful Christian living: He first took inventory of his life to discern what could hinder him. He had to let go of all those things he once cherished, considering them distractions to the race.
Successful Christian living begins with identifying those things that can hinder or distract us.
He determined to pursue the prize of his call with the single-mindedness of an athlete, forgetting the past and looking forward to things that lie ahead. Don't dwell on your past. Instead, grow in the knowledge of God by concentrating on your relationship with Him, now.
To be a successful Christian, we should not allow anything to take our eyes away from our goal (Col. 3:1ff; Heb. 12:2). We must lay aside everything harmful and forsake anything that may distract us from reaching our goal.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord, the grace to exert all my strength in pursuing the goal set before me, grant me, in Jesus' name.
2. Father, give me the grace to let go of all things that can hinder me in making heaven.
3. Pray for our children in schools - primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions - that God should help them to stop being fascinated by ungodly worldly attractions.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 1 Kings 20 - 21 & 2 Corinthians 4*
*God come to our rescue our soul trust in thee. Amen............ Shalom*
*Thursday, May 28, 2020*
*TOPIC:*MODEL FOR SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIVING*
*Read: Philippians 3:12-16*
Philippians 3:12-16 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
*MEMORISE: Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14)*
*EXPOSITION*
Paul sees himself as a runner in a race, exerting all his strength and pressing on with intense concentration, in order not to fall short of the goal that Christ has set for his life.
He had received a glimpse of the glory of heaven and had resolved that his whole life, by the grace of God, would be centred on his determination to press on and someday get to heaven and see Christ face to face (2 Cor. 12:4; 2 Tim. 4:8). Such determination is necessary for all Christians who wish to make heaven.
Paul in this passage reveals the secret for successful Christian living: He first took inventory of his life to discern what could hinder him. He had to let go of all those things he once cherished, considering them distractions to the race.
Successful Christian living begins with identifying those things that can hinder or distract us.
He determined to pursue the prize of his call with the single-mindedness of an athlete, forgetting the past and looking forward to things that lie ahead. Don't dwell on your past. Instead, grow in the knowledge of God by concentrating on your relationship with Him, now.
To be a successful Christian, we should not allow anything to take our eyes away from our goal (Col. 3:1ff; Heb. 12:2). We must lay aside everything harmful and forsake anything that may distract us from reaching our goal.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord, the grace to exert all my strength in pursuing the goal set before me, grant me, in Jesus' name.
2. Father, give me the grace to let go of all things that can hinder me in making heaven.
3. Pray for our children in schools - primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions - that God should help them to stop being fascinated by ungodly worldly attractions.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 1 Kings 20 - 21 & 2 Corinthians 4*
*God come to our rescue our soul trust in thee. Amen............ Shalom*