Date: 09-Nov-2024
Name: Lakers Komaiya
Topic: I PRESS PART III
Content:
Philippians 3:12-16 - “Not that I have already obtained it [this goal of being Christlike] or have already been made perfect, but I actively press on so that I may take hold of that [perfection] for which Christ Jesus took hold of me and made me His own. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one things I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 All of us who are mature [pursuing spiritual perfection] should have this attitude. And if in any respect you have a different attitude, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us stay true to what we have already attained.
Three Things To Do As You Press (Philippians 3:13)
1. Pressing suggests ‘Passion’ - strong and barely controllable emotion
- Matthew 11:12 - “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it force.”
2. Forgetting the things behind
- Good things (achievements and accomplishments)
- Bad things (trauma, disappointments, opportunities lost or wasted)
3. Reaching forward to what lies ahead
- Jeremiah 33:3 - “Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.”
4. Reaching purposefully: toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Prayer Points:
Prayer Points
1. 🔥Letting go of the past and embracing the future
2. 🔥Resilience in times of struggle
3. 🔥Focus and intentional living
