Paul wrote those words from prison. He'd been arrested in Jerusalem, detained for two years in Caesarea, and was then sent to Rome to await trial before the emperor. And so after four years of his freedom being denied him, this amazing missionary says he's still setting goals, pressing on to things that are ahead of him. Every muscle, every panting breath, is harnessed towards that goal. So encourage me, Lord, not to stand still.
Life is a race, with a goal, a destiny.
May I run that race with courage and confidence. All rights reserved. May be freely used and reproduced by the Christian Church for the non-profit purposes of study and training only, provided all copyright information is included. May be resent only with copyright, authorship and contact information intact. This article is published courtesy of Rowland Croucher, John Mark Ministries.