Keeping our eyes on the prize..
PHILIPPIANS 3:14 KJV
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only
one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.
temporary. A wise person invests in something that will last.
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.
What will really matter at the end of your life on earth?
Will what you are giving attention to now still be important
then?
Or, will you be filled with regret for what you did — or
didn’t do?
Distractions abound. TV, phone calls, web sites, books, movies.
It might be a good idea to stop and evaluate how you are
investing your time.
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only
one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Run to win. Win what?
The true prize is to know God intimately and be His friend.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 NIV18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.
One day, possibly soon, you will stand before God. Why not
order your life now based on that "final reckoning?"
temporary. A wise person invests in something that will last.
*Lord, help me to keep my eyes on what is important
and lasting.
and lasting.
