The Christian Life on earth is comparable to a "Race".
What does it mean to press on to the Mark of the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus?
Here are some key points to focus on.
1) This Race start with Grace:
The race that a Christian has to run is not a race for doing good works by our own strength for our own glory or merit. This race starts with God's grace and high calling. It is imortant to note that we can do nothing with our own strength. This raceis all about Jesus Christ accomplishing His plans for our lives through us. All glory and honour goes to God alone.
2) Singular Focus:
Every race has a mark or goal to reach and so is our Christian race. In the Christian race, the goal is to become more of Jesus and accomplishing His will for our lives. Is it about earning our salvation by doing good things? NO. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Then why do we have to press on? We have to press on to complete the tasks that God wants us to complete during our time here on earth.
3) Eternal Rewards and avoiding things that don't add value:
Are you making the most of the time that God has graciously given to you? There are things that don't add any value for eternity and this life. How many hours of our lives do we waste in unnecessary entertainment, gossip, complaining, murmurring etc? If we had used those hours to preach the gospel, pray for someone or read our Bible, we would have stored up rewards in Heaven.
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