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Pressing on to Know the Lord

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Pressing on to Know the Lord 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. ( Phi_3:13-14 ) We have noted that humility is one of the relational realities that God wants to develop in our lives so we can live daily by the grace of God. " God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble " ( Jam_4:6 ). Here we see evidence of the godly humility that had developed in the Apostle Paul through the years. " Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended ." When these words were written, Paul had been walking with the Lord for 25 to 30 years. Yet, he admits that he had not "fully arrived." He confesses that he did not know the Lord so completely that his entire life was a demonstration of resurrection living. Consequently, he had one g...

A Beautiful Love Letter...

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My Child.... You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31 For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27 In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28 For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28 I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5 I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12 You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16 I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26 You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14 I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13 And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6 I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44 I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expres...