Philippians 3:7, 14 "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ....I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
The apostle Paul in his letter to the Saints at Philippi expresses his true motives for following his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He begins this chapter by urging the saints to be careful of dogs and of evil workers, to laying out a long list of accolades and accomplishments. Then finally admitting that those things that he had gained....he counted it loss for Christ.
As a matter of fact, he counted all things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.
Hear the heart of Paul's words wrapped up in verse 10 of this chapter.
"That I may know Him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death."
The ultimate expression of Paul's love for Jesus had overtaken his being to the point that his only aim or goal in life was to forgetting those things that were behind him and reaching for those things that were ahead of him......"I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Hear Paul's words again, "That I may know Him."
Paul's higher calling was "To know his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ even more than anything he had ever achieved in life."
What's yours today?
This is your high calling...."Live Higher!"
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