The word used for “press” in this passage carries the meaning of “strong exertion.” There is a time in a long-distance race when the runner has to focus every energy, discipline and courage to move past how they feel. In a marathon race, there is something called ‘the wall’. This is when a runner is around the eighteenth to the twenty-second mile of the race. At this time the runner would have gone beyond the halfway mark and made a lot of progress but is also a long distance away from the finish.
It is the same in our lives as Christians. There are times when it just gets hard. But it is then that we learn what it means to walk by faith and not by feeling. You can’t live a victorious Christian life only on the emotional and physical levels. To really experience the victory you have in the Lord, it is imperative that you learn to live in the spirit and walk by the spirit. When the flesh is weak and the mind is exhausted, you must still be able to walk through the life-giving power of the spirit. Learning to walk and run by faith is part of spiritual maturity.
Are you discouraged today? Press on! Are people trying to pull you back? Press on! Are the answers to your prayers delayed? Press on! Are you afraid of tomorrow? Press on! Are you feeling lonely and abandoned? Press on! Press on and keep moving by the power of God’s Spirit at work within your own spirit. You will soon see the finish line ahead and hear cheers and encouragement reserved for those who press on to the finish. Press on!
Lord, help me to press on with you till final victory is won.Scriptural Reading:
Philippians 3:12-16
It is the same in our lives as Christians. There are times when it just gets hard. But it is then that we learn what it means to walk by faith and not by feeling. You can’t live a victorious Christian life only on the emotional and physical levels. To really experience the victory you have in the Lord, it is imperative that you learn to live in the spirit and walk by the spirit. When the flesh is weak and the mind is exhausted, you must still be able to walk through the life-giving power of the spirit. Learning to walk and run by faith is part of spiritual maturity.
Are you discouraged today? Press on! Are people trying to pull you back? Press on! Are the answers to your prayers delayed? Press on! Are you afraid of tomorrow? Press on! Are you feeling lonely and abandoned? Press on! Press on and keep moving by the power of God’s Spirit at work within your own spirit. You will soon see the finish line ahead and hear cheers and encouragement reserved for those who press on to the finish. Press on!
Prayer:
Lord, help me to press on with you till final victory is won.Scriptural Reading:
Philippians 3:12-16
