September 18th, 2014
Philippians 3:11 “if, by any means, I may attain to
the resurrection from the dead.”
Live
like there’s no tomorrow is my first thought with this and is something so
cliché, but it is true. Each day holds something new and the Lord only gives me
strength for that day. He has just been showing me that things are a daily
task. Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my
path.” I’ve always had this picture to help me grasp what it means, of a
literal oil lamp in darkness and the light only shines one step ahead of you
and there is only enough oil for that day. I know I’ve mentioned this verse
before at some point during the previous months, but I don’t think I’ve ever
fully grasped that until coming here and right at this point. Of course it
speaks of relying on God and His strength, but it is so crucial, especially
when it comes to this verse of Philippians 3:11. This verse to me speaks of
daily sacrifice, daily emptying of self, daily asking for a fresh outpouring of
the Holy Spirit, daily, daily, daily.
Just
like I talked about yesterday, all to Him I owe. With this verse I need to have
the desire to reach Christ’s resurrection. Of course, that is something I can
NEVER achieve, but it’s a daily, that word yet again, picking up of my cross
and serving Him. I need to run the race with ALL I have, with endurance, just
like and Olympic athlete would to get the gold. They keep going and going and
going, as the energizer bunny would for something that they can’t even take
with them when they die. I have to keep going and going and going for the Lord
and doing as He commanded in Matthew 28, “to make disciples of all the
nations”. That sounds exhausting, huh? But not with the Lord, by His means and
His asset and His glory will this be accomplished. My finger is pointed to Him.
Application:
I can’t help but going back to “all to Him I owe”, but that being my
application for yesterday, I think I will focus on the daily part and write
“daily” on my hand to remind myself that sacrifice is a daily task.
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