Philippians 3:12-14 (NLT)
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: 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.
Reflection
I think we all would agree that as we read the New Testament books written by Paul, that Paul is a very mature Christian in his words and his actions. Right? I don’t know about you but I would say Paul is much further along in his discipleship than I am.
But look at what Paul says here: “I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on…”
If Paul feels he has room to continue to grow in Christlikeness, to keep “going on to perfection,” it seems that we all would have room to keep
“going on…”
Think about and write down how you can take steps right now to keep growing and to keep
“going on…” to perfection, holiness, Christlikeness.
