![]() THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, `MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.'" The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.Īs it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ``BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY However, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.īrethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, In order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,Īnd may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, These blessings are ours as well when knowing Jesus is our highest goal.īut whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. When we read Scripture and apply its principles, our mind will be renewed to think biblically about God, ourselves, and the world.īecause Christ was the pursuit of his life, Paul knew joy amidst trials and received the strength to face turmoil and difficulty. God’s Word reveals our sins so we can repent and receive forgiveness and cleansing (1 John 1:9). The bigger the Lord becomes to us, the more we will trust Him in every circumstance. Studying Scripture enlarges our view of God and gives us insight into His desires, ways, and will. ![]() Then, instead of having stress and worry, we’ll experience peace of mind. ![]() As we read and meditate on God’s Word, He restores our souls (Ps. When we seek Christ through His Word, we too can expect the following spiritual blessings: The apostle spoke of counting all things as loss in comparison to His relationship with the Lord, and he was given spiritual blessings that surpassed anything the world had to offer. ![]()
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