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What do you want to gain in life?

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Apostle Paul desired to gain Christ and he devoted his life just doing that:-

Philippians 3:8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ.

Philippians 1:21a For to me, to live is Christ

Tonight we sang a hymn and I like stanza 2 which goes this way:-

Life is full of opportunities
Ordered by our Father's hand; we see
Everything's the best that it could be,
So let's gain Christ!
Christ our content and reality
To shine out from us unceasingly
He must have a way in you and me,
He must have a way


Life can be quite challenging the moment we got serious to follow Christ. On one hand we know that the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one but on the other hand, God is sovereign and all things that happen to us have to be permitted by Him. 1 Cor 10:13b God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

I believe that everything or every events that happen to us is to help us gain Christ. Just like the apostle Paul, his whole life is to gain Christ. He has count all things loss for the pursuit of Christ.

May God reveal more of Himself to us so that we are willing to set our mind on things above and pursue the best He wanted to give us.
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  1. jean fongOctober 2, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    Hi Iris, life in Christ is really tough but also sweet! When everything fails, just look at the Cross!

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