FAITH CAPSULE: Run the race right, not wrongly.
Philippians 3
Standing firm in Christ is to know Christ.
The challenges of the world will drive one into the avenue of faith failure.
Keeping eyes on God testifies not to be a faith failure.
Know disallow faith failure.
How is your faith?
Jesus questioned the faith situation when He returns as stated, “…when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Focusing on the Word of God is crucial, not to become a faith failure. Jesus prayed for Peter not to be a victim of challenging trouble that was going to move Peter into faith failure, “But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail (Luke 22:32)
The challenging trouble of today is bound to any believer when keeping eye on the low prize in the place of keeping eye on the highest prize in heaven.
How is your step, not to step into challenges?
Take note that living in life today is like a race.
The race engagement comes with prizes as engaged racing.
1 Corinthians 9:24 admonished us about race and it is prize stating, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.”
2 Timothy 4:7 records, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Paul identified what it takes not to be moved out of faith into failure as stated in Acts 20:24, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”
Like Paul, it is possible to disallow any challenging trouble.
Challenging will derail.
One is on the right track in the race of life when consistently denying challenge.
Without doubt, keep your eyes on God always.
Keep an eye on God by:
Stand firm in Christ
Standing firm in Christ is to know Christ and know how to come out of ignorance about knowing.
Standing firm is knowing that Jesus is coming back.
Standing firm should be directly related to where to sit and how to walk in this wicked world.
Paul said it all in Philippians 3:20-21, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body…”
Know Christ in the midst of the challenging trouble of today; give self entirely to the Word of God.
God does not ask for what is not doable.
We are to do His word and not be a vessel of faith failure.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace not to be a faith failure.