DEVO. 08.01.24
"... I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead"(Philippians 3:13 NLT)
- The Apostle Paul was single-minded.
- He was focused on One Thing.
- Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.
- Can you do that?
- Can you focus on one thing today or is your mind all over the place?
- Are you stuck on past hurts or disappointments?
- Are you looking at your past failures?
- Are you distracted by problems and challenges?
- Is your mind focused on how to fix a current situation?
- Try forgetting about the past... past hurts, past failures, past mistakes, even past victories...
- Put it all behind you
- Get rid of it because you can't change it... it's wasted energy.
- There is no value in it.
- The Apostle Paul says, in verse 8, "Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ."
- Everything else is worthless!
- It has no value.
- But, he says there is "Infinite Value" in knowing Christ Jesus!
- Only He can add real, lasting value to your life.
- So you discard the worthless (valueless) in order to focus on the One Thing that gives you Worth and Value!
- You will find Value and Worth in knowing Jesus...really knowing Jesus!
- Spending time with Him, in His presence.
- You find Redemption in Jesus.
- You find Healing in Jesus.
- You find Restoration in Jesus.
- Press on today, toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward." (Philippians 3:14)
- Focus on the One Thing!
- And Let Him have the past... turn it over to Him.
- Let Him Heal, Redeem and Restore your past!
- Have a great Thursday!
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