Philippians 3:14
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Those words were penned by a
man who was at one time dead set to end the spread of all things pertaining to
Jesus, yet something happened. A big
change came because he was asked why he was headed in that direction.
Without the meeting with God
that Paul had, we would not have most of the New Testament. Paul, whose name was Saul before meeting
Christ, planted many churches, led people to God and personally disciple many
people along the way. We can credit this
man for many of the blessings that we have today.
Someone took a chance on
Paul, but remember that after he was saved the disciples would have nothing to
do with him because they were scared that this was a trick. It wasn’t.
Paul understood that
difficult choices would make a difference in his life and in the lives of the
people he came in contact with. He made
choices based on what God said and understood that those choices would impact
many people, some he would see and others he would not.
Our choices are much the
same. They don’t just impact our lives
but the lives of many people to come in the near future and maybe even in the
distance future. Choices make a
difference.
Matthew 6:20
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
Our focus determines our
direction which determines our impact which further determines our influence of
others. We can count on what God
says. That is why the verses of
Colossians 3:1-2 remind us to set our sites on heaven and our thinking on God
things.
Our past can have a positive
impact or a negative impact on our choices.
If we apply truth and believe what God says, our choices will be far
different. Paul knew that living a life
of no hope is pointless. Living without
God was in Paul’s past and not His future.
Ephesians 2:12
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remember that you were at
that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Remember that fact. We are now connected to God, holders of His
promises and have hope. We can also give
those things to others.
It is time that we examine
our choices and the impact of our lives.
My prayer is that my choices make my life richer, make my family
stronger and make others see what will far outlast my life and theirs. But the choice to do that begins with me and
begins now!
Romans 6:6
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knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
Colossians 3:10 NLT
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
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