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“Paul was satisfied with Jesus Christ, but he was not satisfied with his Christian life. A sanctified
dissatisfaction is the first essential to progress in the Christian race,”
my commentary said. Instead of comparing
himself with others, “he compared himself with
himself and with Jesus Christ.” “He has not arrived yet at perfection, but he
is ‘perfect’ [mature] and one mark of this maturity is the knowledge that he is
not perfect!”
My commentary also mentioned the devotion implied by focusing on one thing. We must devote
ourselves to running the Christian race.
We succeed by specializing,
not trying to do every job at once.
It also mentioned direction
– not being controlled by the past but looking toward the future. When Paul said, “Forgetting the things which
are behind,” “he knew that humans are incapable of forgetting our past. In Bible terms, it means no longer being influenced by or affected by it. God has said that He will no longer hold our
sins against us. They can no longer
affect our standing with Him or influence His attitude toward us, according to
my commentary. “We break the power of the past by living for the future.
We can’t change the past, but
we can change the meaning of the
past … Joseph saw the past from God’s point
of view. As a result, he was unable to
hold anything against his brothers.
Joseph knew that God had a plan for his life and in
fulfilling that plan and looking ahead, he broke the power of the past.”
Father, thank You for showing me that You have a plan for my life. I know I can’t forget the past, but I can view it in the light of all You are
doing in my life. Thank You for breaking the power of the past and helping me to want
to run the race You’ve set out for me today.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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