Philippians 3:4-14 Reflection
“Pressing on toward the goal” is a great theme in this text. We all like to set and achieve goals, don’t we? Stewardship goals, attendance goals, ministry goals…on and on, the list of programmatic goals can be endless in the life of the church.
But, this “goal” is something entirely different, according to the Apostle; this is about “knowing Christ” in the power of his resurrection — which path leads through suffering and death! How does one break that down into a plan, a program? Can we chart our way into suffering? Is there a catchy slogan for that?
May we forget what is behind, and strain forward to what lies ahead…gain or loss, glory or suffering. Thanks be to God!