Philippians 3:14 I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
When you envision heaven, what do you see? Do you picture clouds and little cherubic angels with wings and harps? Maybe you picture gates and a maitre d' checking to see whether your name's in the book.
Paul saw a goal. When Paul envisioned heaven, he saw it as a goal. Like an endurance runner pressing on toward the end of the marathon (just a few more steps! you can make it!), Paul was encouraging his hearers to keep at it. They were almost there. Keep pressing on. The thing I like about imagining heaven as a goal is the huge exhale of relief that goes along with that. The goal is the place where we can finally rest, the place where we can exhale, where we can lay down for a bit. Keep pressing, Paul says. You're almost there.
People of God, keep pressing on toward the goal - because what a goal it will be!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Remember that this Sunday is Cantata Sunday - Vivaldi's "Gloria" and Holy Communion at both 8:30 and 11.
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