“Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us.” Philippians 3:13b, 14 NLT
Once again we approach the end of another year and the start of a New Year. For some of us the New Year can’t come fast enough, for others (this past year has been good and don’t want to see it end). But what do they both have in common? Both are looking forward to a good year ahead. One is looking towards an improvement in their current situation and the other for a continuing of their current conditions in the New Year.
So is our perspective in the world in which we live. But this world is not all that there is. For the Christian, our life in this world is referred to as being in a race. The end of the race (the finish line) is entrance into heaven. The prize is eternal life and Christlikeness in heaven. This should be our goal at the start of each New Year, to “Press On” towards our heavenly prize by living the transformed life through Christ for all to see, so press on in 2024.
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