Philippians 3:12-14--"Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND AND REACHING FORWARD TO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE AHEAD, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (NKJV)
On Friday, as I walked the halls of school, I began to ponder what last year would have looked like had I already had this fresh revelation of the cross. This verse "popped" into my head almost immediately. It does not matter what has occured in the past, but that Christ Jesus died for me, and I have been immersed into Him; His death, burial and resurrection. As a Christian, I often hear the "testimony" of a person who Christ has rescued from alcohol, drugs, "fill in your 'big' sin here." What I rarely hear is what Christ is doing in that person's life NOW. Those things which we have done in the past NO LONGER MATTER to God, and therefore, should no longer matter to us. I must not dwell on what "might have been," and rather focus on what IS and what WILL BE. HALLELUJAH!! I don't have to be a slave to sin any longer, past, present or future. Christ has redeemed me. He has rescued me. He has renewed me. He is my life and my salvation. He is the rock whom I trust. HE is all that matters.
BTW--I had to take a minute to compose myself before entering the next classroom. I don't think the teacher would have appreciated my prayer language as much as I do. Who says prayer is gone from public schools?
