YYYSunday, March 25, 2007
"What is more,
I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers,
I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."--Philippians 3:8-14 (NIV)
Today's second reading!
Argh once again it's not the correct version.
Today's Gospel reading was really really good too! It was from
John 8:1-11, the one about the woman who committed adultery and Jesus saying “
Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” It really reinforced how I should not judge other people if I don't want to be judged as well. If Jesus who died for our sins says, "
Then neither do I condemn you. Go now and leave your life of sin.” who am I to judge anyway?
I don't know what I would do if I didn't have God as my shelter, comfort and hiding place! I think life would really suck!
Thank you thank you thank you God!
Oh yes and I must remember that lots of things can be considered idolatry! It doesn't just mean worshipping a gold statue or anything like that. If you spend a lot of time on computer games, or watching TV, or on liking singers/celebrities, or on getting absorbed with envy/ jealousy/ appearances etc. All these are considered false gods as well. Yes so must be careful!
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