Today's readings are Psalm 44.1-8, 2 Chronicles 29.1-24, and Philippians 3.1-21.
Paul continues his theme of being subject to the Lord in today's reading. Philippians 3.12-16 is another of those passages people love to twist. We read that we press on in Christ in case we can attain salvation. But what we so often ignore is the fact that Paul has already said he belongs to Jesus. What Paul struggles with, then, is his own attitude. He knows he belongs to Jesus. But he also knows that he tries to stray from Jesus. The question for Paul, as we should also ask, is whether we love God as much as God loves us. The resounding answer is that we don't. What will we do then? We press on toward God's high calling in Jesus. We strive to know and love God like he has known and loved us. We will fail. But Christ's love compels us to try anyway.
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