Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“IT’S THE CHURCH THAT KEEPS US PRESSING ON”

Philippians 3:13, 14 “¹³ Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, ¹⁴ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Part of pressing on is to stop focusing on what is in the past. Granted, looking back at past victories and blessings can be a help, but dwelling on what used to be, often, serves as a roadblock to pressing on. There are things out in front of us that keeps us pressing on. Being part of the church allows us to know the needs of others. I have unsaved people within my family; my church family have unsaved family members. On any given Sunday, there are empty chairs in the sanctuary that desperately need filled. These needs keep us pressing on.

There is a need from within the walls of the church; there is a need from within the people of the church, and there is a need from outside the walls of the church that must keep us pressing on. We cannot become bogged down in our past as sinners, nor our past a Saints! God’s grace has brought us out of our past, and the needs of others both saved and lost present a need to keep pressing on!

In our pressing on, we do have a finish line, and waiting at the end of the finish line is the prize. Christ is our ultimate prize! The needs of others can only be met by Christ. If we fix our eyes on Him and press forward toward Him, we will never lack in motivation to keep pressing on!