May 07, 2013
Watch out! Live right!
Watch out for others—those who do evil. Watch out for yourself. Don't start thinking it is all about you and that you have everything figured out. It is not about who we are and what we do. It is about who Christ is and what Christ did. It is not about us. It is ALL about HIM.
Philippians 3:8 - "We do not put trust in ourselves or anything we can do... all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him, I have lost all those things, and now I know they are worthless trash." Instead of spending time pursuing "self" which has no value, pursue the only One with true eternal value and surpassing greatness—Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:10 - "I want to know Christ and the power that raised him from the dead. I want to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death." Psalm 150 talks about the "surpassing greatness" of Christ.
Totally surrendered. That is what I want to be. And if I ever begin to get off track, I want to be corrected like the Holy Spirit did last week by pointing out to me that I have a choice: 1) listen to Truth; or 2) believe the lie. I choose Truth. None of us have reached our goal, and we won't until we are in heaven. I haven't reached it and Paul hadn't reached it. But like Paul said:
Next Entry: Philippians 4:1–23
Watch out! Live right!
Watch out for others—those who do evil. Watch out for yourself. Don't start thinking it is all about you and that you have everything figured out. It is not about who we are and what we do. It is about who Christ is and what Christ did. It is not about us. It is ALL about HIM.
Philippians 3:8 - "We do not put trust in ourselves or anything we can do... all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him, I have lost all those things, and now I know they are worthless trash." Instead of spending time pursuing "self" which has no value, pursue the only One with true eternal value and surpassing greatness—Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:10 - "I want to know Christ and the power that raised him from the dead. I want to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death." Psalm 150 talks about the "surpassing greatness" of Christ.
Totally surrendered. That is what I want to be. And if I ever begin to get off track, I want to be corrected like the Holy Spirit did last week by pointing out to me that I have a choice: 1) listen to Truth; or 2) believe the lie. I choose Truth. None of us have reached our goal, and we won't until we are in heaven. I haven't reached it and Paul hadn't reached it. But like Paul said:
"Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above... our homeland is in heaven, and we are waiting for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. By his power to rule all things, he will change our simple bodies and make them like his own glorious body." Philippians 3:13-14Praise the Lord!
Next Entry: Philippians 4:1–23
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